When D-fructose is dissolved in and the solution is made basic, the D-fructose recovered from the solution

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When D-fructose is dissolved in and the solution is made basic, the D-fructose recovered from the solution has an average of 1.7 deuterium atoms attached to carbon per molecule. Show the mechanism that accounts for the incorporation of these deuterium atoms into D fructose.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0131407480

4th edition

Authors: Paula Yurkanis Bruice

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