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why do S+carvone (caraway oil) and R-carvone (spearamint oil) have the same IR spectra. I know they are enantiomers/mirror images but why the same IR
What does an IR spectrum tell you? It tells you functional groups and what chains are attached. It can't tell you the 3-D arrangement, at least not in most cases that I know of.

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