5. Chirality
Optical Activity
Problem 6d
Textbook Question
Textbook Question(R)-Limonene is a cyclic terpene responsible for the smell of oranges and other citrus fruits. (a) Given that (R)-limonene rotates plane-polarized light in the clockwise direction, should it be referred to as (d) or (l)? (b) Is it (+) or (-) (c) What direction (d or l; + or −) would you expect (S)-limonene to rotate plane-polarized light?
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