Chapter4: Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes And Their Stereochemistry
Section4.4: Conformations Of Cycloalkanes
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![5. Label each asymmetric carbon in the compound below as R or S
OH
H CH,
CH,
Br
Br
6. Would a 50:50 mixture of (2R,3R)-2,3-dibromobutane and (2R,35)-2,3-dibromobutane be
optically active? Explain.
7. A newly isolated natural product was shown to be optically active. If a solution of 2.0 g
in 10 mL of ethanol in a 50 cm tube gives a rotation of +2.57°, what is the specific
rotation of this natural product?
8. Calculate the e.e. of a mixture containing 8.0 g of (-)-glyceraldehyde and 2.0 g of (+)-
glyceraldehyde.
9. Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral? Explain.
C CC w
H.
HCHC
10. Draw the Fischer projection of (2R,4R)-2,4-dibromopentane.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F824221f6-ad0d-4f3a-8de1-b824a701df47%2F7c1c2f8c-c9f2-4488-b57a-6e8e7c492715%2Frir3yp_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:5. Label each asymmetric carbon in the compound below as R or S
OH
H CH,
CH,
Br
Br
6. Would a 50:50 mixture of (2R,3R)-2,3-dibromobutane and (2R,35)-2,3-dibromobutane be
optically active? Explain.
7. A newly isolated natural product was shown to be optically active. If a solution of 2.0 g
in 10 mL of ethanol in a 50 cm tube gives a rotation of +2.57°, what is the specific
rotation of this natural product?
8. Calculate the e.e. of a mixture containing 8.0 g of (-)-glyceraldehyde and 2.0 g of (+)-
glyceraldehyde.
9. Is the molecule shown below chiral or achiral? Explain.
C CC w
H.
HCHC
10. Draw the Fischer projection of (2R,4R)-2,4-dibromopentane.
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