Chapter 2: Q. 2.39 (page 85)
What is the conjugate base of each acid?
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Chapter 2: Q. 2.39 (page 85)
What is the conjugate base of each acid?
a.
b.

c.

d.

a.
b. role="math" localid="1649233356230"
c.
d.
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Label the Lewis acid and Lewis base in each reaction. Use curved arrows to show the movement of electron pairs.

a.

b.
Fenfluramine and phentermine are two components of fen–phen, an appetite suppressant withdrawn from the market in 1997 after it was shown to damage the heart valves in some patients. What products are formed when fenfluramine and phentermine are each treated with acetic acid ?


Draw the products of each proton transfer reaction. Label the acid and base in the starting materials, and the conjugate acid and base in the products.

a.

b.

c.

d.
The C-H bond in acetone, , has a of 19.2. Draw two resonance structures for its conjugate base.
Then, explain why acetone is much more acidic than propane,.
Use the principles in Section 2.5 to label the most acidic hydrogen in each drug. Explain your choice.

a.

b.

c.
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