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michelleunicorn

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Aldehydes and ketones cannot undergo nucleophilic additionelimination reactions because:
 a. they are extremely stable molecules and do not react chemically in most cases.
 b. they do not have an electronegative atom attached to the carbonyl group to act as a good leaving group.
  c. they do not have an electronegative atom attached to the -carbon to act as a good leaving group.
 d. the bond angles in these molecules are not conducive for simultaneous nucleophilic addition and elimination.

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If D-phenylalanine is prepared from an aldehyde compound, the chemicals that would be used are:
 a. KMnO4 and hot HNO3.
  b. NaBH4.
 c. CH3MgCl in ether.
 d. NH2OH.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Aug 23, 2018
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