Question: How many carbon atoms of citronellal would be radioactively labeled if the acetic acid used in the experiment were enriched with 14C at C-1 instead

How many carbon atoms of citronellal would be radioactively labeled if the acetic acid used in the experiment were enriched with 14C at C-1 instead of at C-2? Identify these carbon atoms.

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