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Identify each of the following as an alcohol, a phenol, an ether, or a thiol: $(13.1,13.2)$
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If you see: - O bonded to two carbons (R–O–R′) → ether. - O bonded to an H and an sp3 carbon (R–CH–OH or R–CH2–OH) → alcohol. - O bonded to an H and directly to an aromatic (sp2) carbon (Ar–OH) → phenol. - S bonded to an H (R–S–H) → thiol. Show more…
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