Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134042282
Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25.7, Problem 12P

Mark off the isoprene units in menthol, β-selinene, and camphor. (The structures are on pages 1139 and 1127.)

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