Pure R, R-hydrobenzoin (side product of meso-hydrobenzoin) has a melting point of 148°C. a) What do you expect the melting point of pure S, S-hydrobenzoin (another side product of meso-hydrobenzoin) to be? b) Do you expect the racemic mixtures of these enantiomers to have the same or different melting points as the pure enantiomers?

Consider the following reaction at equilibrium: c(s)+h2o(g)⇌co(g)+h2(g) predict whether the reaction will shift left, shift right, or remain unchanged upon each of the following disturbances. a) c is added to the reaction mixture. b) h2ois condensed and removed from the reaction mixture c) co is added to the reaction mixture d) h2 is removed from the reaction mixture.