Question: Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid and 4-hydroxycyclohexanone have the same formula (C6H10O2), and both contain an OH and C = O group. How could you distinguish between them

Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid and 4-hydroxycyclohexanone have the same formula (C6H10O2), and both contain an –OH and C = O group. How could you distinguish between them by IR spectroscopy?

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