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Reactions at the Alpha Carbon Atom
The position next to the ketone or aldehyde functional group is termed as alpha position and the reaction which occurs at alpha position is called alpha substitution reaction. In an alpha substitution reaction, the alpha proton atom is substituted by an …
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Chapter 19, Problem 19.51P
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The compound X is to be identified and the formation of hexanoic acid by the given stepwise reaction sequence is to be explained.

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Nucleophilc addition reaction is a type of organic reaction in which the nucleophile is added to the electrophilic site. in case of carbonyl compounds the carbonyl carbon acts as electrophilic site.

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