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Chapter 8.SE, Problem 61AP
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Compound A, C10H18O, when warmed with dilute H2SO4 at 50oC yields a mixture of two
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Alcohols gets dehydrated to yield alkenes when warmed with dilute H2SO4 at 50oC. Symmetrical alkenes upon ozonolysis followed by reduction with zinc in acetic acid will yield only a single product. If the doubly bonded carbons are attached to two substituents then upon ozonolysis a
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The compounds A and B based on the reactions given and to explain the reactions.
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