The specific Rotation of (R)-carvone (at 20 deg) is -61. A chemist prepare a mixture of (r)-carvone and its enantiomer and the mixture has a specific rotation of -55. Calculate the %ee of this mixture. O a. 90% O b.5% O c. 45% O d. 10%
The specific Rotation of (R)-carvone (at 20 deg) is -61. A chemist prepare a mixture of (r)-carvone and its enantiomer and the mixture has a specific rotation of -55. Calculate the %ee of this mixture. O a. 90% O b.5% O c. 45% O d. 10%
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![The specific Rotation of (R)-carvone (at 20 deg) is -61. A chemist prepare a mixture of (r)-carvone and its enantiomer
and the mixture has a specific rotation of -55. Calculate the %ee of this mixture.
O a. 90%
O b.5%
O c. 45%
O d. 10%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc9304651-1fb8-4a8b-ba3e-225c42015bfa%2F3534b6a2-ec2b-47ae-bee1-54bdcd1a4c1e%2Fusxlzz_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The specific Rotation of (R)-carvone (at 20 deg) is -61. A chemist prepare a mixture of (r)-carvone and its enantiomer
and the mixture has a specific rotation of -55. Calculate the %ee of this mixture.
O a. 90%
O b.5%
O c. 45%
O d. 10%
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