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a)The optical rotation of a sample of 2-butanol is measured to be αobs = -0.35º. The...

a)The optical rotation of a sample of 2-butanol is measured to be αobs = -0.35º. The specific rotation for pure (+)-2-butanol is [α]D = 13.52° ml/g dm. If the cell path length was 0.6 dm and the concentration of 2-butanol in the sample was 0.15 g/ml, calculate the specific rotation and the percentage of the (+) and (-) isomers in your sample.

b)You have a sample that you know is composed of 21% R isomer and 79% S isomer. What is the % optical purity of the sample? If you know that the specific rotation for the pure S isomer is [α] = +75°, what would you expect the observed specific rotation for your sample to be?

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