Stereochemistry of 3-phenyl-2-butanol

Very Hard Organic Chemistry Stereochemistry

Consider a molecule, 3-phenyl-2-butanol, which is a secondary alcohol that can exist in two enantiomeric forms due to the presence of a chiral center at the second carbon atom (C-2). The molecule can be represented as follows:

3-phenyl-2-butanol structure

Given this information, which of the following statements about the stereochemistry of 3-phenyl-2-butanol is true?

Both enantiomers of 3-phenyl-2-butanol have identical physical properties.

In a racemic mixture of 3-phenyl-2-butanol, the specific rotation is zero.

The two enantiomers can interconvert by the inversion of the chiral center.

The S-enantiomer of 3-phenyl-2-butanol is a strong electrophile.

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