Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 2.6, Problem BQ
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Whether the carbons indicated through a, b, c and d arrows in the given structure belong to
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Depending upon the
Based on the number of carbon atoms attaced to the red coloured carbon atom in the below given figure 1, the
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