When an Acid Is Added to an Enantiomerically Pure R-3-Phenyl-2-Butanone

question 37

Multiple Choice

When an acid is added to an enantiomerically pure R-3-phenyl-2-butanone dissolved in ethanol, its optical activity drops to zero. The zero optical activity occurs because of _____.

• A) racemization
• B) isomerism
• C) resonance
• D) mesomerism

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