Engineering
Chemistry
Optical Isomerism
Homologous series
Basic concepts of organic chemistry
Question

Which of the following statement is / are incorrect?

Melting point of R-Butan-2-ol is greater than melting point of S-Butan-2-ol.

Specific rotation of R-Butanol is –13.52°  while specific rotation of S-Butan-2-ol is +23.57°

Boiling point of R-Butan-2-ol is 99.5° C while boiling point of S-Butan-2-ol is 90.7° C.

Density of R-Butan-2-ol is 0.808 g/ml while density of S-Butan-2-ol is 0.909 g/ml.

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Solution
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Enantiomers have some physical properties such as meeting point density.
Specific rotation of enantiomer is some with opposite sign.