5. Chirality
Optical Activity
Problem 6b
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionNaproxen is a commercially available anti-inflammatory sold under the name Aleve. (b) Given that naproxen rotates plane-polarized light in the clockwise direction, should it be referred to as (d) or (l)? (c) Is it (+) or (-)? (d) What direction (d or l; + or −) would you expect the enantiomer of naproxen to rotate plane-polarized light?
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