Exam 3: Acids and Bases

Draw the conjugate base of the following compound.

Predict the product(s) for the following reaction and draw the curved arrow mechanism.

For the following reaction, identify the Lewis acid and the Lewis base and draw the curved arrow mechanism.

For the following acid-base reaction, predict which side the equilibrium is favored.

Which of the indicated protons is most acidic? Explain why.

Which of the following compounds is not a Lewis acid?

For the following reaction identify the acid and the base and predict the products. Draw the curved arrow mechanism for the formation of products and predict the direction of the equilibrium.

For the following reaction, identify the Lewis acid.

Which of the following compounds is most acidic?

As a result of the "leveling effect," the strongest acid that can exist in appreciable concentration in aqueous solution is ____.

Draw the conjugate acid of CH₃CH₂OH.

Which of the following compounds is more acidic? Explain why. CH₃OH and CH₃NH₂

Tryptophan, an essential amino acid, is important in the synthesis of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the body. It has the following structure. Circle the three most acidic protons in tryptophan.

Which of the following solvents can be used with (CH₃)₃CLi?

For the following acid-base reaction, predict which side the equilibrium is favored. Explain why.

A gain of proton by a Brønsted-Lowry base results in a ___.

Histidine an amino acid has the following structure. Circle the three most acidic protons in histidine.

Which of the following solvents can not be used with (CH₃)₃COK?

What is a counterion in (CH₃)₃COK?

Explain why phenol is more acidic than ethanol.