Yet, I could also think it might more easily racemize. Call them up, they'll tell you. I agree with the opinion of discodermolide, the purity probably means the purity as measured by some test, i. I am also guessing they didn't measure optical activity. Author of a multi-tiered example based workbook for learning organic chemistry mechanisms.
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Username Please enter your Username. Password Please enter your Password. A pure enantiomer may be transformed into its racemate. This process is called racemization. The "optical purity" is a comparison of the optical rotation of a pure sample of unknown stereochemistry versus the optical rotation of a sample of pure enantiomer. It is expressed as a percentage. Because R and S enantiomers have equal but opposite optical activity, it naturally follows that a racemic mixture of two enantiomers will have no observable optical activity.
If we know the specific rotation for a chiral molecule, however, we can easily calculate the ratio of enantiomers present in a mixture of two enantiomers, based on its measured optical activity. When a mixture contains more of one enantiomer than the other, chemists often use the concept of enantiomeric excess ee to quantify the difference. Enantiomeric excess can be expressed as:. Which enantiomer is in excess, and what is its ee? What are the percentages of R - and S -carvone in the sample?
The observed rotation of the mixture is levorotary negative, counter-clockwise , and the specific rotation of the pure S enantiomer is given as dextrorotary positive, clockwise , meaning that the pure R enantiomer must be levorotary, and the mixture must contain more of the R enantiomer than of the S enantiomer.
Therefore the percentages of R - and S -carvone in the sample are As noted earlier, chiral compounds synthesized from achiral starting materials and reagents are generally racemic i. Separation of racemates into their component enantiomers is a process called resolution. Since enantiomers have identical physical properties, such as solubility and melting point, resolution is extremely difficult.
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