Essential Organic Chemistry (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321937711
Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
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Chapter 2.8, Problem 29P
Fosamax has six acidic groups. The structure of the active form of the drug is shown in the box. (Notice that the phosphorus atom in Fosamax and the sulfur atom in Problem 30 can be surrounded by more than eight electrons since P and S are below the second row of the periodic table.)
- a. The OH groups bonded to phosphorus are the strongest acids of the six groups. Why?
- b. Which of the remaining four groups is the weakest acid?
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Fosamax has six acidic groups. The active form of the drug, which has lost two of its acidic protons, is shown in the box. (Notice that the phosphorus atom in Fosamax and the sulfur atom in Problem 36 can be surrounded by more than eight electrons because P and S are below the second row of the periodic table.) a. Why are the OH groups bonded to phosphorus the strongest acids of the six groups? b. Which of the remaining four groups is the weakest acid?
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Essential Organic Chemistry (3rd Edition)
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Ch. 2.3 - a. Which is a stronger base, CH3COO or HCOO? (The...Ch. 2.3 - Using the pKa values in Section 2.3, rank the...Ch. 2.4 - Prob. 13PCh. 2.5 - Prob. 14PCh. 2.5 - Ethyne has a pKa value of 25, water has a pKa...Ch. 2.5 - Which of the following bases can remove a proton...Ch. 2.6 - List the ions (CH3, NH2, HO, and F) in order from...Ch. 2.6 - List the carbanions shown in the margin in order...Ch. 2.6 - Which is a stronger acid?Ch. 2.6 - a. Draw the products of the following reactions: A...Ch. 2.6 - List the halide ions (F, Cl, Br, and I) in order...Ch. 2.6 - a. Which is more electronegative, oxygen or...Ch. 2.6 - Which is a stronger acid? a. HCl or HBr b....Ch. 2.6 - a. Which of the halide ions (F, Cl, Br, and I) is...Ch. 2.6 - Which is a stronger base? a. H2O or HO b. H2O or...Ch. 2.7 - Which is a stronger acid? a. CH3OCH2CH2OH or...Ch. 2.7 - Which is a stronger base?Ch. 2.8 - Fosamax has six acidic groups. The structure of...Ch. 2.8 - Which is a stronger acid? Why?Ch. 2.10 - For each of the following compounds (shown in...Ch. 2.10 - Prob. 33PCh. 2.11 - Write the equation that shows how a buffer made by...Ch. 2.11 - What products are formed when each of the...Ch. 2 - a. List the following alcohols in order from...Ch. 2 - Which is a stronger base? a. HS or HO b. CH3O or...Ch. 2 - Prob. 40PCh. 2 - a. List the following carboxylic acids in order...Ch. 2 - For the following compound, a. draw its conjugate...Ch. 2 - List the following compounds in order from...Ch. 2 - For each of the following compounds, draw the form...Ch. 2 - Give the products of the following acidbase...Ch. 2 - Prob. 46PCh. 2 - For each compound, indicate the atom that is most...Ch. 2 - Tenormin, a member of the group of drugs known as...Ch. 2 - From which acids can HO remove a proton in a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 50PCh. 2 - Which is a stronger acid? a. CH29CHCOOH or...Ch. 2 - Prob. 52PCh. 2 - Prob. 53PCh. 2 - How could you separate a mixture of the following...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1PCh. 2 - Prob. 2PCh. 2 - Draw the products of the following acidbase...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4PCh. 2 - Prob. 5PCh. 2 - Prob. 6PCh. 2 - Prob. 7PCh. 2 - Prob. 8PCh. 2 - Prob. 9PCh. 2 - Prob. 10PCh. 2 - Prob. 11PCh. 2 - Prob. 12PCh. 2 - Prob. 13PCh. 2 - Prob. 14P
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