Organic synthesis Flashcards
1
Q
Describe what is meant by a racemic mixture (1)
A
A mixture containing equal amounts of each optical isomer
2
Q
Explain what is meant by optically active
A
A substance that is able to rotate the plane of polarised light in opposite directions.
3
Q
What happens when plane polarised light is passed through a pure sample of one enantiomer and then repeated with a pure sample of the other enantiomer.
A
Plane of polarised light will be rotated in both isomers, by same/equal angle amounts in opposite directions.
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