Question: We will learn in Chapter 18 that hydrogens on the carbon atom adjacent to the carbonyl functional group (C=0) are acidic. The compound (S)-3-methyl-2-pentanone, loses

We will learn in Chapter 18 that hydrogens on the carbon atom adjacent to the carbonyl functional group (C=0) are acidic. The compound (S)-3-methyl-2-pentanone, loses its optical activity when it is dissolved in a solution containing a catalytic amount of base. Explain.
We will learn in Chapter 18 that hydrogens on the

H CH3 (S)-3-Methyl-2-pentanone

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