Organic Chemistry III |
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Professor Carl C. Wamser |
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Chem 336 - Spring Term |
Chapter 21 Homework |
1. Write all the resonance forms for protonated imidazole. One is shown below.
2. Predict whether the following acid-base equilibria would be more favorable to the right or to the left. Use pKa data from your text.
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3. Given an optically active sample of 1-amino-1-phenylethane, write a series of reactions that could be used to resolve a racemic mixture of 2-methylbutanoic acid.