CH;CH,ČOH CH;COCH, Methyl ethanoate (Methyl acetate) Propanoic acid

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Propanoic acid and methyl ethanoate are constitutional isomers. Show how to distinguish between them by IR spectroscopy.

CH;CH,ČOH
CH;COCH,
Methyl ethanoate
(Methyl acetate)
Propanoic acid
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