A chemist finds that the addition of (+)-epinephrine to the catalytic reduction of butan-2-one (Figure 5-16) gives

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A chemist finds that the addition of (+)-epinephrine to the catalytic reduction of butan-2-one (Figure 5-16) gives a product that is slightly optically active, with a specific rotation of +0.45o Calculate the percentages of 1+2-butan-2-ol and 1-2-butan-2-ol formed in this reaction.