ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Chapter 26.12, Problem 31P
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Interpretation: The structure of chitosan is to be identified.
Concept introduction: The molecular formula of chitosan is
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Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 1PCh. 26.2 - Prob. 2PCh. 26.2 - Label each stereogenic center as R or S. a. b. c....Ch. 26.2 - Convert the ball-and-stick model to a Fischer...Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 5PCh. 26.2 - Prob. 6PCh. 26.3 - Prob. 7PCh. 26.3 - Prob. 8PCh. 26.4 - Prob. 9PCh. 26.4 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 26.6 - Prob. 11PCh. 26.6 - Prob. 12PCh. 26.6 - Prob. 13PCh. 26.6 - Prob. 14PCh. 26.6 - Prob. 15PCh. 26.7 - Prob. 16PCh. 26.7 - Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 26.7 - Prob. 18PCh. 26.8 - Prob. 19PCh. 26.9 - Prob. 20PCh. 26.9 - Prob. 21PCh. 26.9 - Draw the products formed when D-arabinose is...Ch. 26.9 - Prob. 23PCh. 26.10 - Prob. 24PCh. 26.10 - Prob. 25PCh. 26.10 - Prob. 26PCh. 26.10 - Prob. 27PCh. 26.11 - Prob. 28PCh. 26.11 - Prob. 29PCh. 26.12 - Prob. 30PCh. 26.12 - Prob. 31PCh. 26.13 - Prob. 32PCh. 26.13 - Prob. 33PCh. 26.13 - Problem-28.35
Draw the structures of the...Ch. 26.13 - Prob. 35PCh. 26 - 28.37 Convert each ball-and-stick model to a...Ch. 26 - Prob. 37PCh. 26 - Prob. 38PCh. 26 - 28.40 Convert each compound to a Fischer...Ch. 26 - Prob. 40PCh. 26 - Prob. 41PCh. 26 - 28.43 Draw a Haworth projection for each compound...Ch. 26 - Prob. 43PCh. 26 - 28.45 Draw both pyranose anomers of each...Ch. 26 - Prob. 45PCh. 26 - 28.50 Draw the products formed when D-altrose is...Ch. 26 - 28.58 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 26 - Prob. 62PCh. 26 - Prob. 63PCh. 26 - Prob. 64PCh. 26 - Prob. 65PCh. 26 - Prob. 66PCh. 26 - Prob. 67PCh. 26 - Prob. 68PCh. 26 - Prob. 69PCh. 26 - Prob. 70P
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