Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below each structure. A table of pk, values for various organic and inorganic acids can be found in the references section. H3C- H3C- -CH3 + A В D cyclohexanone enolate cyclohexanone dimethylsulfone anion dimethylsulfone a) The weaker acid is b) Its conjugate base is c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. AC)

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Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below each structure.

Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below
each structure.
A table of pk, values for various organic and inorganic acids can be found in the references section.
H3C-
H3C-
-CH3
+
A
В
D
cyclohexanone
enolate
cyclohexanone
dimethylsulfone
anion
dimethylsulfone
a) The weaker acid is
b) Its conjugate base is
c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. AC)
Transcribed Image Text:Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below each structure. A table of pk, values for various organic and inorganic acids can be found in the references section. H3C- H3C- -CH3 + A В D cyclohexanone enolate cyclohexanone dimethylsulfone anion dimethylsulfone a) The weaker acid is b) Its conjugate base is c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. AC)
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