NEETChemistryHaloalkanes and Haloarenes
What is a compound called if it rotates the plane of plane-polarized light to the left (anticlockwise direction)?
Options
- ADextrorotatory or the d-form
- BLaevo-rotatory or the l-form
- CRacemic mixture
- DOptically inactive
Correct answer
B. Laevo-rotatory or the l-form
Step-by-step solution
A compound that rotates the plane of plane-polarized light to the left (anticlockwise direction) is called laevo-rotatory or the l-form.