Solved: A student has just added ammonia to hexanoic acid and has begun to heat the

Chapter 0, Problem 21-59

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A student has just added ammonia to hexanoic acid and has begun to heat the mixture when he is called away to the telephone. After a long telephone conversation, he returns to find that the mixture has overheated and turned black. He distills the volatile components and recrystallizes the solid residue. Among the components he isolates are compounds A (a liquid; molecular formula ) and B (a solid; molecular formula ). The infrared spectrum of A shows a strong, sharp absorption at The infrared spectrum of B shows absorptions at 3390, 3200, and Determine the structures of compounds A and B