Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change - Standalone book
Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change - Standalone book
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780073511177
Author: Martin Silberberg Dr., Patricia Amateis Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.117P
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

2-butanone is reduced by hydride ion donors, such as sodium borohydride, to the alcohol 2-butanol.  Even though the alcohol has a chiral center, why the product isolated from the redox reaction is not optically active has to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

The conversion of ketone to alcohol is a reduction reaction.  In reduction reaction, hydrogens are added.

Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change - Standalone book, Chapter 15, Problem 15.117P

Optical activity:

The isomers which are mirror images of each other and are non-superimposable are said to be optical isomers and the isomerism is said to be optical isomerism.  The optical isomers are also called as enantiomers.  The optical isomers which rotates the plane-polarized light are optically active.

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