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A chemist finds that the addition of (+)@epinephrine to the catalytic reduction of butan2-one(Figure 5-17) gives a product that is slightly optically active, with a specific rotationof +0.45. Calculate the percentages of (+)@butan@2@ol and (-)@butan@2@ol formedin this reaction.

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QUESTION:

A chemist finds that the addition of (+)@epinephrine to the catalytic reduction of butan2-one(Figure 5-17) gives a product that is slightly optically active, with a specific rotationof +0.45. Calculate the percentages of (+)@butan@2@ol and (-)@butan@2@ol formedin this reaction.

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The optical purity is found as:

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