This question has multiple parts to it:a) Calculate the number of millimoles of the (S,S,S) diastereomer that could be produced if + phenyl succinic acid was the limiting reagent.
b) Calculate the number of millimoles of (S,S,S) diastereomer that would be produced if L-proline is the limiting reagent.
c) Which substance, + phenyl succinic acid or L-proline, is the limiting reagent? Justify your response.
d) Calculate the total theoretical yield, in grams, of the (S, S, S) diastereomer.
e) If the actual mass of the purified, dried sample of the (S,S,S) diastereomer was 868 mg, calculate the % yield.
f) The purified (S,S,S) diastereomer was hydrolyzed. After rinsing and drying, the mass of the final, purified S-(+) - phenyl succinic acid was determined to be 248 mg. Calculate the % recovery of S-(+)-phenyl succinic acid.
g) Describe the reaction (using a mechanism with the curved-arrow formalism) that occurred to form the salt.
h) Describe the reaction (using a mechanism with the curved-arrow formalism) how the salt would be converted back to pure acid.