Question

What is meaning of dextrorotatory and levorotatory?

Answer 1

It means "to the right". Adextrorotatory compound is often, but not always, prefixed "(+)-" or "D-". If a compound isdextrorotatory, its mirror image counterpart is levorotatory. That is, it rotates the plane of polarized light counterclockwise (to the left)...

Answer 2

having the property of rotating the plane of a polarized light ray to the right, i.e. clockwise facing the oncoming radiation. is known as dextrorotatory..


having the property of rotating the plane of a polarized light ray to the left, i.e. anticlockwise facing the oncoming radiation. is known as levorotatory...


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