Provide the Structure of Dicylcohexylcarbodiimide, a Common Reagent That Is

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Essay

Provide the structure of dicylcohexylcarbodiimide, a common reagent that is used to couple two amino acid residues by formation of a peptide bond, and the structure N,N'-dicyclohexylurea, the byproduct of this reaction.

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