Essential Organic Chemistry (3rd Edition)
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Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 20.1, Problem 1P
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The difference in the melting point of the given fatty acids has to be explained.
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The difference in the melting point of the given fatty acids has to be explained.
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The difference in the melting point of the given fatty acids has to be explained.
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The difference in the melting point of the given fatty acids has to be explained.
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