Carboxylic acids can undergo reduction reactions. Reduction is the opposite of oxidation. For example, ethanoic acid (CH 3 COOH) can be formed by the oxidation of ethanol as shown below. As reduction ...

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Macrocycles are an important structural class that emerged from the natural selection process. A unique feature is their cyclic structural pre-organization, which consists of 12 atoms or more giving ...

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