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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison by echelon on Saturday July 25, 2020 @09:44AM (#23949108)
Leaving groups are the part of the molecule that are designed to "leave" during a particular reaction

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaving_group

You design your synthesis around this and try to pick pathways that are easy, have the highest yields, and don't produce undesirable products you have to remove.

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