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Chapter 4 Problem 4.6

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(a) Cholesterol isolated from natural sources is enantiopure. The observed rotation of a 0.3-g sample of cholesterol in 15 mL of chloroform solution contained in a 10-cm polarimeter tube is ?0.78°. Calculate the specific rotation of cholesterol.(b) A sample of synthetic cholesterol consisting entirely of (+)-cholesterol was mixed with some natural (?)-cholesterol. The specific rotation of the mixture was ?13°. What fraction of the mixture was (+)-cholesterol?

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Title Organic Chemistry 10 
Author Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
ISBN 9780073511214

Solved: (a) Cholesterol isolated from natural sources is enantiopure. The observed

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