Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
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Author: Joel Karty
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.46P
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The racemization that occurs when
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Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
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