?Compounds that contain both carbonyl and alcohol functional groups are often more
Chapter 18, Problem 18.36(choose chapter or problem)
Compounds that contain both carbonyl and alcohol functional groups are often more stable as cyclic hemiacetals or cyclic acetals than as open-chain compounds. Examples of several of these are shown. Deduce the structure of the open-chain form of each.
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