Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.28P
Terpin, prepared commercially by the acid-catalyzed hydration of limonene, is used medicinally as an expectorant for coughs.
- (a) Propose a structural formula for terpin and a mechanism for its formation.
- (b) How many cis, trans isomers are possible for the structural formula you propose?
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