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Specific optical rotation [α]

Optical rotation corrected for tube length and concentration: [α] = 100 × α ÷ (l × c), with l in dm and c in g/100 mL. Stated with temperature and wavelength, for example at 20 °C and 589 nm.

  • Also: SOR
  • Also: specific rotation
  • Also: [α]D

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