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Chapter 20: Q38P (page 678)
Calculate the pKa's for the following acids:
(a) Lactic acid, Ka = 8.4 × 10-4
(b) Acrylic acid, Ka = 5.6 × 10-6
Thevalue of pKa for lactic and acrylic acid were calculated.
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How might you carry out the following transformation? More than one step
is needed.
How could you convert each of the following compounds into butanoic acid? Write each step showing the reagents needed.
(a) 1-Butanol
(b) 1-Bromobutane
(c) 1-Butene
(d) 1-Bromopropane
(e) 4-Octene
Draw structures corresponding to the following IUPAC names:
(a) 2,3-Dimethylhexanoic acid
(b) 4-Methylpentanoic acid
(c)trans-1,2-Cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid
(d)o-Hydroxybenzoic acid
(e) (9Z,12Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid
(f) 2-Pentenenitrile
How would you prepare the following carboxylic acids?
(a)
(b)
What spectroscopic method could you use to distinguish among the following three isomeric acids? Tell what characteristic features you would expect for each acid
a) - Pentanoic acid
b) - 3-Methylbutanoic acid
c) -2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid
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