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5. Chirality / Optical Activity / Problem 10
Problem 10
(R)-Carvone is monoterpene responsible for the smell of spearmint. Considering the fact that (R)-carvone rotates the plane-polarized light in the counter-clockwise direction, answer the following questions: (a) Should (R)-carvone be referred to as (d) or (l)? (b) Should it be referred to as (+) or (−)? (c) What would be the direction of rotation (d or l; + or −) for (S)-carvone?