An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers. The mixture had an observed specific rotation of 12.9°. If it is known that the specific rotation of the R enantiomer is –28.9°, determine the percentage of each isomer in the mixture.
R enantiomer: ______%
S enantiomer: ______%
An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers....