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PRACTICE PROBLEM 6.6
(a) Illustrate how this is true by assigning R, S configurations to the 2-chlorobutane enantiomers based on the following data. [The configuration of (–)-2-butanol is given in Section 5.8C.]
(b) When enantiomerically pure (+)-2-chlorobutanc is allowed to react with potassium iodide in acetone in an
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