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(PL-2-butanol slowly racemizes to give (R/S)-2-butanol in dilute sulfuric acid. Propose a mechanism to account for this observation.

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Chapter10: Alcohols

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Problem 10.39P: Dihydropyran is synthesized by treating tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol with an arenesulfonic acid,...

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