TLC is able to separate diastereomers of the same compound. If you had started with a 50/50 mixture of cis and trans cinnamic acid, you would have seen two spots in your cinnamic acid standard lane. True False
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Diastereomers are stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other. They have different physical and chemical properties. Show more…
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