Chapter 6, Problem 6.44AP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The percentage of each form of glucose in the equilibrium mixture of glucose is to be calculated.

Concept introduction:

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 called asymmetric or stereogenic centers. A chiral molecule is an optically active molecule. It rotates the plane of a plane polarized light. The specific optical rotation of a compound is given by the expression as shown below.

$\left[\alpha \right]=\frac{\alpha }{cl}$