Description : Which of the following statements best describes the meaning of a “glycoside”? (a) It is the mirror image of a sugar. (b) It is the hemiacetal of a sugar. (c) It is the acetal of a sugar. (d) It is the enantiomer of a sugar
Last Answer : It is the acetal of a sugar.
Description : Which of the statements below correctly describes an achiral molecule? (a) The molecule has a nonsuperimposable mirror image. (b) The molecule exhibits optical activity when it interacts with plane-polarized light. (c) The molecule has an enantiomer. (d) The molecule might be a meso form
Last Answer : The molecule might be a meso form
Description : Which of the following is optically inactive? a. equimolar mixture of enantiomers b. Solution of pure enantiomer c. Mixture of enantiomers with enantiomeric excess of one isomer d. Molecule without symmetry elements
Last Answer : a. equimolar mixture of enantiomers
Description : Pure (R) Mandelic acid has specific rotation of 150. If a sample contains 60% of the R and 40% of its enantiomer, the `[alpha]` of his solution is.
Last Answer : Pure (R) Mandelic acid has specific rotation of 150. If a sample contains 60% of the R and 40% of its enantiomer, the `[alpha]` of his solution is.