3. Acids and Bases

Give the products of the following acid–base reactions and indicate whether reactants or products are favored at equilibrium.

a.

Give the products of the following acid–base reactions and indicate whether reactants or products are favored at equilibrium.

b. CH₃CH₂OH + ^-NH₂ ⇌

Given the K_eq values for the following acid–base reactions, identify the strongest acid and the strongest base.

(b)

Given the K_eq values for the following acid–base reactions, identify the strongest acid and the strongest base.

(a)

Given the value of K_eq for the following acid–base reactions, identify the weakest acid and the weakest base.

(c)

Given the value of K_eq for the following acid–base reactions, identify the weakest acid and the weakest base.

(b)

Given the value of K_eq for the following acid–base reactions, identify the weakest acid and the weakest base.

(a)

Given the K_eq values for the following acid–base reactions, identify the strongest acid and the strongest base.

(c)

Given the following K_eq values, how much stronger of an acid is methanol (CH₃OH) than acetylene (HC≡CH)?

Given the following K_eq values, how much stronger of a base is acetate (CH₃CO₂^-) than chloride (Cl⁻)?

Explain why an amide ion cannot be used to form a carbanion from an alkane in a reaction that favors products.

Predict the products of the following acid–base reactions, or indicate if no significant reaction would take place.

a. H—C≡C—H + NaNH₂

b. H—C≡C—H + CH₃Li

c. H—C≡C—H + NaOCH₃

Complete the following acid–base reactions. In each case, indicate whether the equilibrium favors the reactants or the products, and explain your reasoning.

(e) (CH₃)₃C–O^– + CH₃CH₂OH ⇌

Complete the following acid–base reactions. In each case, indicate whether the equilibrium favors the reactants or the products, and explain your reasoning.

(d)

Would amide or acetate most easily deprotonate an alcohol to make the alkoxide anion? Calculate K_eq for each possibility.