Basicity Definition and 27 Threads

Why do some compounds, such as amides, ketones, aldehydes, ethers, behave neither as acids nor as bases in water? Does it depend on the difference between the pKa/pKb of water and the pKa/pKb of the compounds themselves?

I think the correct ans should be c (i.e C>D>A>B ) but its given d in my textbook( There can be a error also but I'm sure) I think C should have the highest basic strength since Hybridisation of N in this is Sp3 so it has the least electronegativity so it can donate its lone pair easily Then it...

Homework Statement According to my textbook (Organic Chemistry by Solomon & Fryhle) "When an o-substituted aniline is protonated (at the N), increase of H-N-H bond angle leads to steric hindrance with the group at the o-position. This makes this protonated conjugate acid unstable and makes the...

Does resonance affect the acidity of an acid (or the basicity of its conjugate base) if the resonance isn't delocalizing the charge on the atom that is directly attached to the atom with the proton, hydrogen itself. For example a benzene ring with a carboxylic acid group attached to one side...

Homework Statement Select the correct order of basicity of the following compounds: The Attempt at a Solution Obviously, (i) is more basic than (iv) because of the 2 acidic phenyl rings in (iv). Also, I know that amides are much less basic than amines. So, that leaves me with either (B) or (C)...

what is the basicity of carbon: primary, secondary, tertiary, e.g. in 1-adamantylamine (C connected with N is connected also with 3 other C, 2-adamantylamine (with two other C), 1-adamantymmethylamine (with just one next carbon)? more carbons connected to this first carbon: ...-C-NH2 makes it...

Hello, I want to rank the following compounds in order of basicity: trimethylamine, tetramethylammonium chloride, 4-nitroaniline, aniline, acetanilide, 4-methylaniline. I think this is the order, but I'm not sure for the last ones. trimethylamine > 4-methylamine > aniline > 4-nitroaniline >...

I am confused with the statement given by a website (http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/351/Carey5th/useful/acidbase.html "Size. When comparing atoms within the same group of the periodic table, the larger the atom the weaker the H-X bond and the lower the electron density making it a weaker...

For group 15 elements the order of basicity given is NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 > BiH3 And order of reducing strength is BiH3 > sbH3 > AsH3 > PH3 > NH3 Why are they in opposite order? Reducing nature means tendency to donate electrons. Basicity means strength of bases and hence as basicity...

Homework Statement How do sterics affect basicity? Homework Equations Sterics has to do with kinetics. Basicity is a thermodynamic property. Nucleophilicity is a kinetic property. The Attempt at a Solution So is the answer "sterics don't affect basicity"? I can't see why sterics...

Hello! I'm having a hard time understanding the acidity and basicity of amino acids. I read this: the acidic group in an amino acid is NOT the -COOH but the NH3+ and the basic group is COO- and not the NH2... why? Thanks in advance!

This is no homework question, i came across this when i was checking out the pKb values for some amines. The pKb value of diethylamine is less that of dimethylamine in aqueous phase according to my textbook. This indicates that the former is more basic. My question is why diethylamine is a...

This isn't technically a homework problem; I'm reading about Sn2 reactions and the basicity of halogen ions came up and for some reason I can't get my head around this Chem I concept. Please point out the flaw in this thinking: 1) Fluorine (F) is a small, electronegative atom 2) F will...

why is t-butoxide a stronger base than ethoxide?

Basicity is 1?? I was studying about Volumetric Analysis. In the chapter, there is a table which shows basicity of some acids. One is H3PO2. Its basicity is given as 1. But basicity of an acid is number of replacable hydrogen atoms present in one molecule of acid. So, bascitiy of H3PO2 should...

I always have been confused about neucleophilicity and Basicity order of I- Br- Cl- F- whenever i think of this ... 2 things come in my mind: 1. As F has smallest size so it will hold e- pair strolgly and thus will provide a very strong center for attack by some + charge ... so it must be...

Hey folks. The orders given are stated in my book.I'm here to ask why. basicity: p-methyl aniline>m-()>aniline>o-() p exerts hyperconjugation and +I,m only +I ,but ortho exerts hyperconjugation and higher +I. Shouldn't o-methyl aniline have high basicity? basicity...

Homework Statement This isn't so much a homework question as a question to help me undertstand how to do my homework. The book says that nucleophilicty roughly parallels basicity. Which makes sense since bases are electron pair donors, and an electron pair makes a nucleophile. but then...

I have read that basicity is compared by equlibrium and nucleophilicity by kinetics , then how do we compare basicity with nucleophilicity ?? That is if there is a negatively charged molecule and H+ and a carbocation , how do we come to know which will be attacked by the negatively charged...

I'm studying the reaction mechanisms for carboxylic acid and its derivatives and here it says whether a compound with a C=O bond undergoes nucleophilic addition (as in aldehydes and ketones) or nucleophilic acyl substitution depends on the relative basicities of the substituent group. For...

Homework Statement Arrange the nitrogen atoms of histamine in order of their decreasing basic strength. http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7339/histamine.th.jpg Homework Equations The more ready the nitrogen atoms donate lone pair, the greater the basicity; The Attempt at a Solution The...

propylamine ammonia basicity Homework Statement suggest which one of ammonia or propyl amine is more basic. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution i know that a base is a proton acceptor. i am trying to figure out which one of them would accept a proton more readily.

i face difficulty in Q where we hav to arrange compounds/aromatic compounds in increasing order of acidity r basicity,please tell me easy way to solve such arranging sequences Q quickly.:confused:

I am using NaSH to make a mercaptan by refluxing a bromo pyridine in ethanol. The only thing is that my pyridine also has an amide moiety, and I am afraid of the basicity of NaSH (since S is 1 below O on the periodic table). If I reflux this reaction I am afraid I might hydrolyze off the...

Why is NH2- a stronger base than H-. I would think that due to N's greater electronegatavity, it would want to hold on to its electrons more, making it less basic.

I had a question given, regarding the basicity of certain sites on a molecule. For example, glycine: How would you determine whether the OH end or the NH2 end would be more "basic", or the first to get protonated?

Hi can someone explain to me why is N-Acetylpiperidine is a weaker base than 1-aza-2-2oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octane ? Is it something about the ability to protonate the molecules ? thank you