Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781936221349
Author: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 24, Problem 24.13P
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The percentages of α- and β-D- glucopyranose present at equilibrium is to be calculated. The corresponding values are to be compared with the given data.

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A carbon atom that has four nonequivalent atoms or groups attached to it is known as the chiral carbon atom. Chiral carbon centers are also known as asymmetric or stereogenic centers. A chiral molecule is an optically active molecule. The observed optical rotation of a compound is given by the expression as shown below.

α=[α]cl

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