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What is a dextrorotatory compound?


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Dextrorotatory compounds- Dextrorotatory compounds are the substances that rotate the plane-polarized light in the clockwise direction, these compounds are prefixed with '+' or ‘D’.

Levorotatory compounds- Levorotatory compounds are the substances that rotate the plane-polarized light in the anti-clockwise direction, these compounds are prefixed with '-' or ‘L’.

Example- L-alanine is dextrorotatory in nature.


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