P8.20: En un experimento clásico en química física orgánica, (R)-2-iodooctane was allowed to react (non-enzymatically) with a radioactive isotope of iodide ion, and the researchers monitored how f...P8.20: En un experimento clásico en química física orgánica, (R)-2-iodooctane was allowed to react (non-enzymatically) with a radioactive isotope of iodide ion, and the researchers monitored how fast the radioactive iodide was incorporated into the alkane (the rate constant of incorporation, ki) and also how fast optical activity was lost (the rate constant of racemization, kr).
