Chapter 2: 2.28 (page 80)
Draw the products formed when propan-2-ol the main ingredient in rubbing alcohol, is treated with each acid or base: a. NaH b. c. d.
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b.

c.

d.

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Chapter 2: 2.28 (page 80)
Draw the products formed when propan-2-ol the main ingredient in rubbing alcohol, is treated with each acid or base: a. NaH b. c. d.
a.

b.

c.

d.

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Compounds like amphetamine that contain nitrogen atoms are protonated by the HCl in the gastric juices of the stomach, and the resulting salt is then deprotonated in the basic environment of the intestines to regenerate the neutral form. Write proton transfer reactions for both of these processes. In which form will amphetamine pass through a cell membrane?

Atenolol is a (beta) blocker, a drug used to treat high blood pressure. Which of the indicated N-H bonds is more acidic? Explain your reasoning.

Answer the following questions about esmolol, a drug used to treat high blood pressure sold under the trade name Brevibloc.

a. Label the most acidic hydrogen atom
b. What products are formed when esmolol is treated with NaH?
c. What products are formed when esmolol is treated with HCl?
d. Label all hybridized C atoms. in esmolol.
e. Label the only trigonal pyramidal atom.
f. Label all C’s that bear a charge.
Decide which compound is the acid and which is the base, and draw the products of each proton transfer reaction.
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer the following questions about the four species A-D.
a. Which two species represent a conjugate acid-base pair?
b. Which two species represent resonance structures?
c. Which two species represent constitutional isomers?

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