Nandor performed the following reaction transformation using a chiral auxiliary to promote good enantioselectivity (the preferential formation of one enantiomer over another) in his product. He reacted benzyl bromide with magnesium metal, to form an intermediate, which he reacted directly with the ketone shown below, along with a chiral auxiliary, to form the product In a separate attempt, Nandor forgot the chiral auxiliary, but decided to finish the reaction nonetheless. He purified his product to remove any solvent, starting material and by-products, and prepared a 0.253 M solution of the target alcohol in acetone (MW = 297.44 g/mol, [α] = 114°•mL•g-1dm-1). He filled the polarimetry cell to a height of 40.5 mm. What is the angle of rotation α that he can expect to measure for the sample?

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Nandor performed the following reaction transformation using a chiral auxiliary to promote good enantioselectivity (the preferential formation of one enantiomer over another) in his product. He reacted benzyl bromide with magnesium metal, to form an intermediate, which he reacted directly with the ketone shown below, along with a chiral auxiliary, to form the product

  1. In a separate attempt, Nandor forgot the chiral auxiliary, but decided to finish the reaction nonetheless. He purified his product to remove any solvent, starting material and by-products, and prepared a 0.253 M solution of the target alcohol in acetone (MW = 297.44 g/mol, [α] = 114°•mL•g-1dm-1). He filled the polarimetry cell to a height of 40.5 mm. What is the angle of rotation α that he can expect to measure for the sample?
Br
Mg
chiral auxiliary
Et₂O
HO
-Ph
Transcribed Image Text:Br Mg chiral auxiliary Et₂O HO -Ph
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