Organic Chemistry
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Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 2, Problem 38P
(a) Indicate the hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts of vitamin A and comment on whether you would expect it to be soluble in water. (b) Do the same for vitamin
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Organic Chemistry
Ch. 2 - Practice Problem 2.1
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