Which of the Following Statements Is True of Hemiacetals

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of hemiacetals?

• A) All hemiacetals are generally stable.
• B) All hemiacetals are unstable because of the presence of two carbonyl groups.
• C) The functional group of hemiacetals is a carbon bonded to one -OH group and one -OR group.
• D) Hemiacetals have two -OH groups bonded to the same carbon.

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