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[*] posted on 15-10-2014 at 21:29
side chain question and group clarification?

If a side chain has an OH on the end of it, is it considered an Enol?
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[*] posted on 16-10-2014 at 03:55


An enol is an alkeno-alcohol. Any alkene with an alcoholic functional group could be technically be considered an enrol, but the term is almost always used to refer to what would be a conjugated system if you reduce the alcohol to a carbonyl.
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[*] posted on 17-10-2014 at 08:34


thank you for that clarification.
Now if -OH an Alcohol and a strong base and poor leaving group does that mean that Acids are the opposite and Donating groups?
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