Question:
What are the four typical defunctionalisation reactions?
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1. Dehydration (removal of hydroxy groups -OH) 2. Reduction of double bonds (removal of double bonds) – form saturated equivalent, could also aromatize instead though – both take place! 3. Decarboxylation (removal of acid groups -COOH) 4. Reduction of keto groups R-C(=O)-R
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