Even under acidic conditions used in this experiment, the equilibrium between urea and isocyanic acid shown by your equation above strongly favors urea. Why then does the reaction go to completion?

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experiment is synthesis of dulcin from phenacetin using HCl, NaHCO3, CH3COOH, and urea
Even under acidic conditions used in this experiment, the equilibrium between urea and
isocyanic acid shown by your equation above strongly favors urea. Why then does the
reaction go to completion?
Transcribed Image Text:Even under acidic conditions used in this experiment, the equilibrium between urea and isocyanic acid shown by your equation above strongly favors urea. Why then does the reaction go to completion?
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