EBK ORGANIC CHEMISTRY STUDY GUIDE AND S
EBK ORGANIC CHEMISTRY STUDY GUIDE AND S
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ISBN: 9781319385415
Author: PARISE
Publisher: VST
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.25AP
Interpretation Introduction

(a)

Interpretation:

Whether the compound, zoapatanol is a terpene or not is to be stated.

Concept introduction:

The natural products possessing carbon skeleton which is characterized by the repeated 5 carbon isoprene unit is known as terpene. The identifying features of terpene are that terpenes contain multiple numbers of five carbon atoms in the parent carbon skeleton. Second feature is that the connectivity of carbon of the isoprene unit inside all five carbon unit.

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(b)

Interpretation:

The product is obtained when zoapatanol is subjected to MnO2 oxidation is to be stated.

Concept introduction:

The natural products possessing carbon skeleton which is characterized by the repeated 5 carbon isoprene unit is known as terpene. The identifying features of terpene are that terpenes contain multiple numbers of five carbon atoms in the parent carbon skeleton. Second feature is that the connectivity of carbon of the isoprene unit inside all five carbon unit.

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