Practice: The [α] of pure S-epinephrine is +50°. Calculate the ee of a solution with an observed value of -40°. Calculate percent of each enantiomer. Then sketch the approximate mixture in our sample polarimeter tube.
Sometimes professors will ask us to solve for exact the percentage of each enantiomer in solution. For that we’ll need some new equations.
Concept #1: How to solve for the percentage of each enantiomer.
Example #1: The [α] of pure S-epinephrine is +50°. Calculate the ee of a solution with an observed value of +25°. Calculate percent of each enantiomer. Then sketch the approximate mixture in our sample polarimeter tube.
Practice: The [α] of pure S-epinephrine is +50°. Calculate the ee of a solution with an observed value of -40°. Calculate percent of each enantiomer. Then sketch the approximate mixture in our sample polarimeter tube.