how many alpha hydrogen are present in benzyl methyl ketone?
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Expert's answer
2012-07-10T07:43:30-0400
Hydrogen attached to the alpha carbon (carbon attached to the functional group) is called alpha hydrogen. So, benzyl methyl ketone C6H5-CH2-CO-CH3 has 2 alpha carbon atoms (CH2 and CH3) and 5 alpha hydrogen atoms.
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