Exhibit 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the previously filed
registration statements of ChiRex Inc. on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-02216, 333-
02218 and 333-0220 of our reports dated February 9, 1996, on our audits of the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of ChiRex Inc. (formerly
SepraChem Inc.), which reports are included in this Annual Report on "Selected
Historical Financial Data."



                                                        Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Boston, Massachusetts
March 12, 1998