Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781936221349
Author: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.24P
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To predict the given compound C5H12O2 belongs to which type of compound and to give each positive answer and the reason for the negative responses.

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The replacement of the hydrogen by other functional groups in the chemical formula for alkanes gives different compounds. These functional groups have a particular set of atom. Attaching the functional groups to the alkane changes the properties of alkanes. Each functional group has a set of certain properties possessed by all the compounds having that functional group.

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