Sodium ethoxide is formed when ethanol (pKa 15.8) is mixed with sodium metal, .Which among the compounds below will favorably react with sodium ethoxide through an acid/base reaction? CH3CO2H (pKa 4.8), H-C≡C-H (pKa 25), H2O (pKa 14.0), NH3 (pKa 38) Pls draw the mechanism for the favored reaction.
Sodium ethoxide is formed when ethanol (pKa 15.8) is mixed with sodium metal, .Which among the compounds below will favorably react with sodium ethoxide through an acid/base reaction? CH3CO2H (pKa 4.8), H-C≡C-H (pKa 25), H2O (pKa 14.0), NH3 (pKa 38) Pls draw the mechanism for the favored reaction.
Chapter11: Reactions Of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions And Eliminations
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Sodium ethoxide is formed when ethanol (pKa 15.8) is mixed with sodium metal, .Which among the compounds below will favorably react with sodium ethoxide through an acid/base reaction? CH3CO2H (pKa 4.8), H-C≡C-H (pKa 25), H2O (pKa 14.0), NH3 (pKa 38) Pls draw the mechanism for the favored reaction.
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