Propose a mechanism to account for the formation of a cyclic acetal
Chapter 16, Problem 16.32(choose chapter or problem)
Propose a mechanism to account for the formation of a cyclic acetal from4-hydroxypentanal and one equivalent of methanol. If the carbonyl oxygen of4-hydroxypentanal is enriched with oxygen-18, do you predict that the oxygen labelappears in the cyclic acetal or in the water?
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