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Chapter 13, Problem 13.69E
Figure 13.13 focuses on the use of thiol chemistry by skunks. If thiols are more volatile than alcohols and less soluble in water, why do these properties represent an advantage to skunks?
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Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.11ECh. 13 - Draw structural formulas for each of the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.13ECh. 13 - Classify the following alcohols as primary,...Ch. 13 - Classify the following alcohols as primary,...Ch. 13 - Draw structural formulas for the four aliphatic...Ch. 13 - Why are the boiling points of alcohols much higher...Ch. 13 - Arrange the compounds of each group in order of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.19ECh. 13 - Draw structural formulas for the following...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.21ECh. 13 - Draw the structures of the chief product formed...Ch. 13 - Draw the structures of the chief product formed...Ch. 13 - Draw the structures of the ethers that can be...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.25ECh. 13 - Give the structure of an alcohol that could be...Ch. 13 - Give the structure of an alcohol that could be...Ch. 13 - What products would result from the following...Ch. 13 - What products would result from the following...Ch. 13 - Each of the following conversions requires more...Ch. 13 - Each of the following conversions requires more...Ch. 13 - The three-carbon diol used in antifreeze is It is...Ch. 13 - Methanol is fairly volatile and evaporates quickly...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.34ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.35ECh. 13 - Name an alcohol used in each of the following...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.37ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.38ECh. 13 - Assign a common name to each of the following...Ch. 13 - Assign a common name to each of the following...Ch. 13 - Assign the IUPAC name to each of the following...Ch. 13 - Assign the IUPAC name to each of the following...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.43ECh. 13 - Draw structural formulas for the following: a....Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.45ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.46ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.47ECh. 13 - Arrange the following compounds in order of...Ch. 13 - Arrange the compounds in Exercise 13.48 in order...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.50ECh. 13 - Complete the following reactions: a. b....Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.52ECh. 13 - Lipoic acid is required by many microorganisms for...Ch. 13 - Alcohols and thiols can both be oxidized in a...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.55ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.56ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.57ECh. 13 - Thiols have lower boiling points and are less...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.59ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.60ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.61ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.62ECh. 13 - A mixture of ethanol and 1propanol is heated to...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.64ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.65ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.66ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.67ECh. 13 - Figure 13.8 points out that methanol is used as a...Ch. 13 - Figure 13.13 focuses on the use of thiol chemistry...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.70ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.71ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.72ECh. 13 - The compound that has the greatest polarity is: a....Ch. 13 - Alcoholic beverages contain: a. wood alcohol. b....Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.75ECh. 13 - Which of the following compounds is an ether? a....
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