Stereochemistry Part 2 Solutions: #16

16.* (1990 F 8) A student wanted to resolve 2R, 3S-butane-2,3-diol. What advice would you offer this student in carrying out this experiment?

This compound has an internal mirror plane. It’s a meso compound and therefore impossible to resolve. Advise the student to go resolve Ru(bipy)32+ or something.