Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Dextrorotatory (
d
; (+)):
A substance that rotates
plane polarized light
in a clockwise direction.
(
S
)-(+)-Methamphetamine is dextrorotatory
Related terms:
Levorotatory
,
(-)
,
l
,
optical activity
,
stereoisomer
,
polarimetry
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