Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.43P
The following sequence of steps converts (R)-2-octanol to (S)-2-octanol.
Propose structural formulas for intermediates A and B, specify the configuration of each, and account for the inversion of configuration in this sequence.
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