Many compounds contain more than one functional group. Elenolic acid is obtained from oliv...

Many compounds contain more than one functional group. Elenolic acid is obtained from olive oil and contains three carbonyl groups. Classify each type according to Table 5.1. Identify the most acidic proton in elenolic acid and use Table 1.8 to estimate its pK_a.

TABLE 5.1 Functional Groups in Some Important Classes of Organic Compounds

TABLE 1.8 Acidity Constants (pK_a) of Acids