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Chapter 9: Q75P (page 451)
The pKa of acetic acid in water is 4.76. What effect will a decrease in the polarity of the solvent have on the pKa? Why?
The pKa would increase (it would be a better acid) because of a decreased tendency to form a charge species in a less polar solvent.
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What products are formed from the following reactions?
What products will be obtained from the E1 reaction of the alkyl halides in Problem 45?
Which of the following reactions take place more rapidly when the concentration of the nucleophile is increased?
If 2-fluoropentane were to undergo an E1 reaction, would you expect the major product to be the more stable alkene or the less stable alkene? Explain your answer.
Does increasing the energy barrier for an SN2 reaction increase or decrease the magnitude of the rate constant for the reaction?
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