5. Chirality
R and S Configuration
5. Chirality R and S Configuration
30PRACTICE PROBLEM
If there are two enantiomers of limonene in unmarked bottles.
a. What is the possible way to recognize which one is a (+) enantiomer and which one is a (−) enantiomer?
b. What is the configuration of (+)-limonene which smells like orange and (−)-limonene which smells like lemon?
If there are two enantiomers of limonene in unmarked bottles.
a. What is the possible way to recognize which one is a (+) enantiomer and which one is a (−) enantiomer?
b. What is the configuration of (+)-limonene which smells like orange and (−)-limonene which smells like lemon?