07-26-04 23:12
No 521849
I am confused about the (+) and (-) abbreviations for describing optical isomers. The abbreviation page on this site indicates that (-) is dextro and (+) is levo. However, in other chemistry-related web sites and books that I have read, (+) is dextro and (-) is levo. Who is correct?
(Hive Bee)
07-27-04 01:42
No 521878
Dextro - light rotates clockwise
Levo - light rotates anti-clockwise
So that makes dextro (+) and levo (-)
Hope that helps.
Where is the page that says dextro is (-)???
-AC
Its just my opinion, but no-one listens to me anyway, and rightly so...
(Newbee)
07-27-04 15:48
No 521985
For those unfamiliar with stereochemistry nomenclature reading IUPAC recommendations will be beneficial:
Stereochemical Terminology (http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/stereo
(Stranger)
07-28-04 01:23
No 522071
Where is the page that says dextro is (-)???
The hive's own abbreviation page, in the FAQ section.
https://www.the-hive.ws/forum/showtext.p
(Hive Bee)
07-28-04 06:24
No 522146
Must be a typo.
I always get things like that around the wrong way so i looked it up before i posted to make sure it was right...
-AC
Its just my opinion, but no-one listens to me anyway, and rightly so...
(Chief Bee)
07-28-04 06:39
No 522153
It is a typo, and we'll fix it.
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