A research student was trying to purify the compound shown below. Part of his purification included dropping the pH of the mixture to 3. When characterizing his final product, he found that it had no optical activity. Explain.

A research student was trying to purify the compound shown below. Part of his purification included dropping the pH of the mixture to 3. When characterizing his final product, he found that it had no optical activity. Explain.

Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

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Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Publisher:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Chapter16: Principles Of Chemical Reactivity: The Chemistry Of Acids And Bases

Section: Chapter Questions

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A research student was trying to purify the compound shown below. Part of his purification
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