Organic Chemistry
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Author: Janice G. Smith
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.61P
Label the three most acidic hydrogen atoms in lactic acid.
rank them in order of deceasing acidity. Explain your reasoning.
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Organic Chemistry
Ch. 2 - a. Which compounds are Bronsted-Lowry acids:...Ch. 2 - a. Draw the conjugate acid of each base:...Ch. 2 - Label the acid and base, and the conjugate acid...Ch. 2 - Draw the products of each proton transfer...Ch. 2 - Draw the products formed from the acid-base...Ch. 2 - Which compound in each pair is the stronger acid?...Ch. 2 - Use a calculator when necessary to answer the...Ch. 2 - Rank the conjugate bases of each of group of acids...Ch. 2 - Problem-2.10 Considers two acids: (formic acid,)...Ch. 2 - Estimate the pKa of each of the indicated bonds.
Ch. 2 - Draw the products of each reaction and determine...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.12PCh. 2 - Without reference to a pKa table, decide which...Ch. 2 - which compound in each pair of isomers is the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.15PCh. 2 - Which hydrogen in pseudoephedrine, the nasal...Ch. 2 - whichcompound in each pair is the stronger acid? a...Ch. 2 - Glycolic acid, HOCH2CO2H, is the simplest member...Ch. 2 - Explain the apparent paradox. HBr is a stronger...Ch. 2 - The CH bond in acetone, (CH3)2C=O, has a pKa of...Ch. 2 - Acetonitrile (CH3CN) has a pKa of 25, making it...Ch. 2 - For each pair of compounds: [1] Which indicated H...Ch. 2 - Rank the compounds in each group in order of...Ch. 2 - Which proton in each of the following drugs is...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.25PCh. 2 - Problem 2.29
Compounds like amphetamine that...Ch. 2 - Problem 2.30 Which species are Lewis bases?
a. b....Ch. 2 - Which species are Lewis acids?
a. b. c. d.
Ch. 2 - For each reaction, label the Lewis acid and base....Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.30PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.31PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.32PCh. 2 - 2.36 Propranolol is an antihypertensive agent—that...Ch. 2 - 2.37 Amphetamine is a powerful stimulant of the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.35PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.36PCh. 2 - a Draw the conjugate acid of ethylene, CH2 = CH2....Ch. 2 - 2.40 Draw the products formed from the acid-base...Ch. 2 - Draw the products formed from the acid-base...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.40PCh. 2 - Draw the product of acid-base reaction. a. c. b....Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.42PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.43PCh. 2 - What is Ka for each compound? Use a calculator...Ch. 2 - What is the pKa for each compound? a. b. c.Ch. 2 - Which of the following bases are strong enough to...Ch. 2 - Which compounds can be deprotonated by OH, so that...Ch. 2 - Draw the product of each reaction. Use the pKa...Ch. 2 - Rank the following compounds in order of...Ch. 2 - Rank the following ions in order of increasing...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.51PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.52PCh. 2 - The pKa of three CH bonds is given below. a. For...Ch. 2 - a. What is the conjugate acid of A? b. What is the...Ch. 2 - 2.56 Draw the structure of a constitutional isomer...Ch. 2 - 2.57 Many drugs are Bronsted-Lowry acids or...Ch. 2 - Dimethyl ether (CH3OCH3) and ethanol (CH3CH2OH)...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.58PCh. 2 - Ethyl butanoate, CH3CH2CH2CO2CH2CH3, is one of the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.60PCh. 2 - 2.61 Label the three most acidic hydrogen atoms in...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.62PCh. 2 - 2.64 Classify each species as a Lewis acid, a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.64PCh. 2 - Draw the products of each Lewis acid-base...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.66PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.67PCh. 2 - 2.70 Hydroxide can react as a Brønsted-Lowry base...Ch. 2 - 2.71 Answer the following questions about esmolol,...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.70PCh. 2 - 2.72 DBU, is a base we will encounter in...Ch. 2 - 2.73 Molecules like acetamide can be protonated...Ch. 2 - Two pKa values are reported for malonic acid, a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.74PCh. 2 - 2.76 Write a stepwise reaction sequence using...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.76PCh. 2 - 2.78 Which compound, M or N, is the stronger acid?...
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