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What spectroscopic method would you use to unambiguously distinguish between the following isomeric acids? Give an explanation of how the spectra are interpreted to give you an assignment for each compound.

(a) CH3(CH2)3CO2H
(b) (CH3)2CHCH2CO2H
(c) (CH3)3CCO2H

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What spectroscopic method would you use to unambiguously distinguish between the following isomeric acids?

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NMR will tell between these three isomeric compounds.

You can run proton NMR and ...

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