1
 
                                                                    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 333-02220) 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 report are included in this Annual Report on 
Form 10-K. We also consent to the references to our firm under the caption 
"Selected Historical Financial Data."
 


                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 

Boston, Massachusetts
March 7, 1997