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Use bond-counting (O > C > H; C-C bonds count zero) for the sequence ethanol, ethanal, ethanoic acid. Select the correct statements.
A
The
CH
X
2
OH
carbon of ethanol is
−
1
B
The carbonyl carbon of ethanal is
+
1
C
The carboxyl carbon of ethanoic acid is
+
3
D
The methyl carbon changes from
−
3
to
−
4
during the sequence
Answer: A, B, C
CH
X
2
OH
:
2
(
−
1
)
+
1
=
−
1
. Carbonyl:
−
1
+
2
=
+
1
. Carboxyl:
+
2
+
1
=
+
3
. The methyl carbon has three C-H bonds throughout, so it stays at
−
3
.
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