How do optical isomers rotate light?

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anor277
Jul 25, 2016

Homochiral isomers will rotate plane-polarized light.

Explanation:

This is actually a specific and particular experiment. Given a homochiral isomer, there will be conditions, where it will rotate plane-polarized light by some angle, #alpha#. Its enantiomer (which may not be available) will rotate plane-polarized light by the angle #-alpha# under equivalent conditions.

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