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If you had the two enantiomers of carvone in unmarked bottles, could you use just your
Chapter 5, Problem PROBLEM 5-11(choose chapter or problem)
If you had the two enantiomers of carvone in unmarked bottles, could you use just your nose and a polarimeter to determine
(a) whether it is the (+) or (-) enantiomer that smells like spearmint?
(b) whether it is the (R) or (S) enantiomer that smells like spearmint?
(c) With the information given in the drawings of carvone above, what can you add to your answers to (a) and (b)?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
If you had the two enantiomers of carvone in unmarked bottles, could you use just your nose and a polarimeter to determine
(a) whether it is the (+) or (-) enantiomer that smells like spearmint?
(b) whether it is the (R) or (S) enantiomer that smells like spearmint?
(c) With the information given in the drawings of carvone above, what can you add to your answers to (a) and (b)?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Part A
The enantiomers of carvone are given below: