Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134042282
Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15.4, Problem 7P
- a. What is the product of the reaction of acetyl chloride with HO-? The pKa of HCl is −7; the pKa of H2O is 15.7.
- b. What is the product of the reaction of acetamide with HO-? The pKa of NH3 is 36; the pKa of H2O is 15.7.
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