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ISBN: 9781118133576

Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle

Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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NMR stands for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in which the study of different molecules is done based on the interaction of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiations with the nuclei of molecules placed in a strong magnetic field. A precise study of spectra o…

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Chapter 18, Problem 13PP

PRACTICE PROBLEM 18.13

The antiepileptic drug valproic acid is 2-propylpentanoic acid (administered as the sodium salt). One commercial synthesis of valproic acid begins with ethyl cyanoacetate. The penultimate step of this synthesis involves a decarboxylation, and the last step involves hydrolysis of a nitrile. Outline this synthesis.

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