The spicy flavor of cayenne pepper is due mainly to a substance called capsaicin. The following sequence

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The spicy flavor of cayenne pepper is due mainly to a substance called capsaicin. The following sequence of steps was used in a 1955 synthesis of capsaicin. See if you can deduce the structure of capsaicin on the basis of this synthesis.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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