Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118133576
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 18, Problem 16P
Treating a solution of cis-1-decalone with base causes an isomerization to take place. When the system reaches equilibrium, the solution is found to contain about 95% trans-1-decalone and about 5% cis-1-decalone. Explain this isomerization.
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