The Real "Safety Valve" in the Late Nineteenth Century Was

question 53

Multiple Choice

The real "safety valve" in the late nineteenth century was

• A) the western city.
• B) the Western frontier.
• C) expansion into Hawaii and the South Pacific.
• D) Alaska.
• E) the lumber mills of the Pacific Northwest.

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Definitions:

Mercury(II) Acetate

A chemical compound used as a reagent in organic synthesis, particularly in reactions involving alkenes and alkynes.

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride, a reducing agent commonly used in organic synthesis to reduce aldehydes, ketones, and alkenes.

Williamson Ether Synthesis

A chemical reaction used to synthesize ethers from alcohols and organohalides through an S_N2 mechanism.

Major Organic Product

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