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Aravind
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what do you mean by alpha , beta hydrogen atoms?
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September 18, 2012, 11:01:40 AM »
i came across this in my text at many places , but the term was not explained at any part of text.
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September 18, 2012, 11:30:05 AM »
Look here, it's same for hydrogen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_and_beta_carbon
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September 18, 2012, 11:33:22 AM »
Well if you have a functional group such as a carbonyl, e.g.butan-2-one.
The alpha hydrogens are on the carbon next to the carbonyl group, the beta hydrogens are on the second carbon from the carbonyl group.
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thanks a lot!!! i understood !!!like this forum only joined today thanks again
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