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Using a chemical reaction to convert an alcohol to an oxonium species is a highly valued tool in every organic chemist's arsenal (see the figure below).Although this reaction was not covered in the current chapter,it will be discussed in due course.Reconsider your response to the preceding question.Can you identify the two different atoms of the oxonium species to which a negatively charged species might be most attracted? Explain.Hint: It is not the oxygen with the positive charge. Using a chemical reaction to convert an alcohol to an oxonium species is a highly valued tool in every organic chemist's arsenal (see the figure below).Although this reaction was not covered in the current chapter,it will be discussed in due course.Reconsider your response to the preceding question.Can you identify the two different atoms of the oxonium species to which a negatively charged species might be most attracted? Explain.Hint: It is not the oxygen with the positive charge.


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