Optical Rotation: Definition, Mechanism, Measurement, and Application

 Definition Optical rotation, also known as optical activity, is a phenomenon where a substance rotates the plane of polarized light passing through it. This property is commonly observed in chiral compounds, which lack a plane of symmetry and exist in two mirror-image forms called enantiomers.  Chirality and Enantiomers 1. Chirality:    – Chirality is a … Read more

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