Question & Answer: Consider the following isomer of vitamin B5 shown below for the next two problems:…..

Consider the following isomer of vitamin B5 shown below for the next two problems:

HO OH OH

Which of the following functional groups is NOT PRESENT in the molecule?

amide

ketone

carboxylic acid

alcohol

Expert Answer

Answer

The given isomer of Vitamin B5 has alcohol (-OH) , ketone (C=O), amide (-NH-) group.

So the Carboxylic group is not present in the molecule.

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