Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118133576
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Practice Problem 18.2

Would optically active ketones such as the following undergo acid-or base-catalyzed racemization? Explain your answer.

Chapter 18, Problem 2PP, Practice Problem 18.2 Would optically active ketones such as the following undergo acid-or

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