What are the functional groups in vitamin C?
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May 12, 2018
Consider ascorbic acid (vitamin C),
On the alkyl chain are two alcohols, one primary, another secondary with an S absolute configuration.
In the ribose-like cyclic component, there is an ester, and two enols. I would hypothesize these may tautomerize, but we won't go there due to the relative triviality of this question.
