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A reaction shown below was analyzed by TLC using 50/50 Hexanes/EtQAc as your developing solvent system

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A reaction shown below was analyzed by TLC using 50/50 Hexanes/EtQAc as your developing solvent system. The TLC of the reaction is shown to the right. Answer the following questions about this reaction: (7 points) a) Why are there two spots on the TLC plate? b) What does the top spot most likely correspond to? c) What does the bottom spot most likely correspond to? d) How would you definitively find out what each spot is? e) Assuming that you will have to perform column chromatography on this mixture, what solvent system would you use? O OH NaBH/MeOH Fluorenone 9-Fluorenol 50/50 EtOAc/hexanes