Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781305080485
Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 26.3, Problem 5P
Show how you could prepare the following α-amino acids from the appropriate
(a) Phenylalanine
(b) Valine
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Ch. 26.1 - How many of the -amino acids shown in Table 26-1...Ch. 26.1 - Prob. 2PCh. 26.1 - Prob. 3PCh. 26.2 - Hemoglobin has pI=6.8. Does hemoglobin have a net...Ch. 26.3 - Show how you could prepare the following -amino...Ch. 26.3 - What alkyl halides would you use to prepare the...Ch. 26.3 - Prob. 7PCh. 26.4 - There are six isomeric tripeptides that contain...Ch. 26.4 - Draw the structure of M-P-V-G, and indicate its...Ch. 26.5 - Prob. 10P
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