Given that observed rotation for (S)-2-bromobutane is +23.1degrees and that for (R)-2-bromobutane -23.1degrees, if the specific rotation of a sample of 2-bromobutane is -9.2degrees, what is the percentage of each stereoisomer in the sample?
1 Answer
Feb 9, 2016
The mixture is 70 % (
Explanation:
The negative sign tells us that the (
The formula for optical purity is
∴
The other 60.2 % must consist of equal amounts of the (
Hence the amount of (