Interconversion of the two forms of thalidomide takes

Chapter 6, Problem 6

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Interconversion of the two forms of thalidomide takes place in an aqueous medium. This mechanism involves a type of rearrangement called epimerization (isomerization at a single chiral center).

In this epimerization the water molecules are acting as

     (a) Brønsted bases

     (b) Brønsted acids

     (c) Nucleophiles

     (d) Electrophiles

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

H-OH_2

H_2O

H=OH_2

H_2O

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