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Glucose and mannose can be interconverted (in low yield) by treatment with dilute aqueous NaOH. Propose a mechanism.
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This forms an enolate intermediate. This can be represented as follows: \[ \text{R-C=O} + \text{OH}^- \rightarrow \text{R-C(OH)=O}^- + \text{H}_2\text{O} \] Show more…
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