Your lab partner tells you that a sample of (1)-2-butanol has an apparent specific rotation of 113.8

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Your lab partner tells you that a sample of (1)-2-butanol has an apparent specific rotation of 113.8 degrees mL g–1 dm–1 and is known to be a mixture of the two enantiomers with EE = 94%.

How much of each enantiomer is in the mixture? What is the specific rotation of enantiomerically pure (1)-2-butanol?

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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