Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
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Author: Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek
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Chapter 5.7, Problem 5.12P
When optically pure (R)-2-bromobutane is heated with water, butan-2-ol is the product The reaction forms twice as much (S)-butan-2-ol as (R)-butan-2-ol Calculate the e. e. and the specific rotation expected for the product.
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