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wtf is a &agr; carbon?
wtf is a &agr; carbon?
Kaplan Error, or I am missing something...
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It is alpha and beta.
Look at the mechanisms of Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation with peracids.
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/chem547/2-redox{21}.htm
It involves carbon-carbon adjacent to the carbonyl atom, as stated in the passage (that's what your document said).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_and_beta_carbon
Alpha carbon is the one right adjacent to the functional group. Beta carbon is the one connected to the alpha carbon. This is why alpha is correct.
Look at the mechanisms of Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation with peracids.
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/chem547/2-redox{21}.htm
It involves carbon-carbon adjacent to the carbonyl atom, as stated in the passage (that's what your document said).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_and_beta_carbon
Alpha carbon is the one right adjacent to the functional group. Beta carbon is the one connected to the alpha carbon. This is why alpha is correct.
