Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780321803221
Author: Paula Y. Bruice
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 20.6, Problem 13P
Rank the following compounds from easiest to hardest at removing a proton from its methyl substituent:
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Explain why phenol (C6H50H) is substantially
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Rank the following compounds from easiest to hardest at removing a proton from its methyl substituent:
Chapter 20 Solutions
Organic Chemistry
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