Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Why does (R)3-methyl-2-hexanone give a racemic mixture but (R)3-methyl-3-ethyl-2-hexanone does not?

Why does (R)3-methyl-2-hexanone give a racemic mixture when exposed to aqueous acid but (R)3-methyl-3-ethyl-2-hexanone remains optically pure?

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