Organic Chemistry, Books a la Carte Edition (9th Edition)
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Author: Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.34SP
Given the structure of ascorbic acid (vitamin C):
- a. Is ascorbic acid a carboxylic acid?
- b. Compare the acid strength of ascorbic acid (pKa = 4.71) with acetic acid.
- c. Predict which proton in ascorbic acid is the most acidic.
- d. Draw the form of ascorbic acid that is present in the body (aqueous solution, pH = 7.4).
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Ch. 20.2C - Prob. 20.1PCh. 20.2C - Name the following carboxylic acids (when...Ch. 20.4B - Rank the compounds in each set in order of...Ch. 20.5 - Prob. 20.4PCh. 20.5 - Phenols are less acidic than carboxylic acids,...Ch. 20.5 - Prob. 20.6PCh. 20.7A - Prob. 20.7PCh. 20.7B - Prob. 20.8PCh. 20.7D - Draw all four resonance forms of the fragment at...Ch. 20.7D - a. Why do most long-chain fatty acids show a large...
Ch. 20.10 - Prob. 20.13PCh. 20.10 - A carboxylic acid has two oxygen atoms, each with...Ch. 20.10 - Prob. 20.15PCh. 20.10 - The mechanism of the Fischer esterification was...Ch. 20.10 - Prob. 20.17PCh. 20.12 - Show how to synthesize the following compounds,...Ch. 20.13 - Show how you would synthesize the following...Ch. 20.14 - Prob. 20.20PCh. 20.14 - Prob. 20.21PCh. 20.15 - Propose a mechanism for the reaction of benzoic...Ch. 20.15 - Prob. 20.23PCh. 20.15 - Prob. 20.24PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.25SPCh. 20 - Give both IUPAC names and common names for the...Ch. 20 - Draw the structures of the following compounds. a....Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.28SPCh. 20 - Arrange each group of compounds in order of...Ch. 20 - Predict the products (if any) of the following...Ch. 20 - Rank the following isomers in order of increasing...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.32SPCh. 20 - What do the following pKa values tell you about...Ch. 20 - Given the structure of ascorbic acid (vitamin C):...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.35SPCh. 20 - Show how you would accomplish the following...Ch. 20 - Predict the products and propose mechanisms for...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.38SPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.39SPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.40SPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.44SPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.45SPCh. 20 - Predict the major form of each compound when it is...
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