Principles of General, Organic, Biological Chemistry
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780073511191
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13.4, Problem 13.9P
Which compounds are α-hydroxy acids?
tartaric acid (isolated from grapes)
3-hydroxybutanoic acid (starting material for
salicylic acid (isolated from meadowsweet)
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3. General formula of phenols: *
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Chapter 13 Solutions
Principles of General, Organic, Biological Chemistry
Ch. 13.1 - Draw out each compound to clearly show what groups...Ch. 13.1 - Prob. 13.2PCh. 13.2 - Prob. 13.3PCh. 13.2 - Give the structure corresponding to each IUPAC...Ch. 13.2 - Prob. 13.5PCh. 13.2 - Give the structure corresponding to each name. a....Ch. 13.3 - Which compound in each pair has the higher boiling...Ch. 13.3 - Rank the following compounds in order of...Ch. 13.4 - Which compounds are -hydroxy acids? tartaric acid...Ch. 13.4 - Prob. 13.10P
Ch. 13.5 - Prob. 13.11PCh. 13.5 - Prob. 13.12PCh. 13.5 - Prob. 13.13PCh. 13.6 - Prob. 13.14PCh. 13.6 - Prob. 13.15PCh. 13.6 - Prob. 13.16PCh. 13.6 - Prob. 13.17PCh. 13.6 - Prob. 13.18PCh. 13.6 - Prob. 13.19PCh. 13.7 - Prob. 13.20PCh. 13.7 - Prob. 13.21PCh. 13.7 - Prob. 13.22PCh. 13.7 - Prob. 13.23PCh. 13.7 - Prob. 13.24PCh. 13.8 - Prob. 13.25PCh. 13.8 - Prob. 13.26PCh. 13.8 - Prob. 13.27PCh. 13.8 - Draw the product formed when each ammonium salt is...Ch. 13.8 - Prob. 13.29PCh. 13.9 - Prob. 13.30PCh. 13.9 - Prob. 13.31PCh. 13.9 - Prob. 13.32PCh. 13.9 - Why is the boiling point of CH3CONH2(221C) higher...Ch. 13.9 - Prob. 13.34PCh. 13.9 - Prob. 13.35PCh. 13.10 - Prob. 13.36PCh. 13 - Prob. 13.37UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.38UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.39UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.40UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.41UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.42UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.43UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.44UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.45UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.46UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.47UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.48UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.49UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.50UKCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.51APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.52APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.53APCh. 13 - Draw the structure of a compound of molecular...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.55APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.56APCh. 13 - Give an acceptable name for each compound.Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.58APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.59APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.60APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.61APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.62APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.63APCh. 13 - Give an acceptable name for each amine or amide....Ch. 13 - Draw the structure corresponding to each name. a....Ch. 13 - Draw the structure corresponding to each name. a....Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.67APCh. 13 - Draw the structure of each amine or ammonium salt....Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.69APCh. 13 - Which compound in each pair is more water soluble?...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.71APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.72APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.73APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.74APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.75APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.76APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.77APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.78APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.79APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.80APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.81APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.82APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.83APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.84APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.85APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.86APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.87APCh. 13 - Draw the products of each acid-base reaction.Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.89APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.90APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.91APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.92APCh. 13 - Ritalin is the trade name for methylphenidate, a...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.94APCh. 13 - Prob. 13.95CPCh. 13 - Prob. 13.96CPCh. 13 - Prob. 13.97CPCh. 13 - Prob. 13.98BTCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.99BTCCh. 13 - Prob. 13.100BTC
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