Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780073511214
Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27, Problem 22P

(a) The two most acidic hydrogens of uracil have p K a 's of 9.5 and 14.2 , respectively. Match these p K a 's with the hydrogens in the structural formula and provide structures for the stable resonance contributors of the monoanion and the dianion.

Chapter 27, Problem 22P, (a) The two most acidic hydrogens of uracil have pKa's of 9.5 and 14.2, respectively. Match these

(b) The p K a of the conjugate acid of triethylamine is 10.4 . Is triethylamine a strong enough base to convert uracil to its monoanion? To its dianion.

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