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The formula for the alarm pheromone for one species of ant is C7 H7 O. When treated with I2 and NaOH, this pheromone yields iodoform and n-hexanoic acid. What is the structure of the pheromone?

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Chapter9: Nucleophilic Substitution And Β-elimination

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Problem 9.16P: Treatment of 1-aminoadamantane, C10H17N, with methyl 2,4-dibromobutanoate in the presence of a...

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