Work backwards from the product by asking: What type of reactionsintroduce the functional groups in the product?

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Work backwards from the product by asking: What type of reactions
introduce the functional groups in the product?

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The functional group are the groups attached to the chemical compounds which change the properties of the molecule.

The different functional group are:

Alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acid, esters, amines, etc.

 

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