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Offline Rutherford

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Geminal bromides optical activity
« on: March 15, 2014, 03:04:50 PM »
Are geminal dibromides (like Me-CBr2-Et) optically active? I think yes, because the molecule where 79Br and 81Br are connected to the same carbon atom is approximately 50% abundant in the isotopologue mixture. I need a second opinion.
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Re: Geminal bromides optical activity
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2014, 04:37:17 PM »
Quote from: Raderford on March 15, 2014, 03:04:50 PM
Are geminal dibromides (like Me-CBr2-Et) optically active? I think yes, because the molecule where 79Br and 81Br are connected to the same carbon atom is approximately 50% abundant in the isotopologue mixture. I need a second opinion.

Individual molecules may be, yes, but overall more than likely not as you will probably get a racemic mixture of isotopologues.
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Re: Geminal bromides optical activity
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2014, 03:14:34 AM »
Okay, thanks.
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