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How to decide the correct numbering of aminocyclohexenol?
I'm self studying for a university admission exam. So I'm relying fully on online sources to study, but I often get confused because of differing methods. This is one such case:
According to this ...
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Why does "bis-tris propane" have two pKa values?
Wikipedia gives two pKa values for "Bis-tris propane".
What about bis-tris-propane gives this compound two pKa values where other compounds have only one? How am I to choose which pKa value ...
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While treating 4-aminophenol with acetic anhydride why does the reaction stop at Paracetamol and does not undergo esterification with acetic acid?
This needs a little background so I will be showing you a question from one of my Organic Chemistry problem books:-
Now, the book shows the answer as Option (c) which is Paracetamol.
I tried to work ...
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Do amines or alcohols have stronger intermolecular hydrogen bonds?
Which has stronger hydrogen bonding, $\ce{CH3OH}$ or $\ce{CH3NH2}$
I think it comes down to which has more dominance; number of hydrogens, number of lone pairs, or electronegativity.
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Benzylation and acetylation of amines and alcohols
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Since the nitrogen site is more nucleophilic it should react first. But still Oxygen can react and hence I believe A should be right. But the book says C. Where did I go wrong? ...
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Which has a greater dipole moment: methylamine or methanol? [closed]
Which has a greater dipole moment: methylamine $(\ce{CH3NH2})$ or methanol $(\ce{CH3OH})?$
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What is the name of this organic compound?
The organic compound in question is shown above. This is how I tried to name it:
Start from the left hanging $\ce{H_3C}$.
$\ce{OH}$ gets the number 2 and $\ce{NH_2}$ gets 6. The lowest numbers ...
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Hydrogen bonding in alcohols vs amines
Consider an alcohol and an amine compound with roughly the same molar mass. If I understand correctly, the boiling point for the alcohol is greater for two reasons:
The $\ce{O-H}$ bond is more polar ...
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How do you create primary amines from alcohols?
By a primary amine I mean a compound where the hydroxyl group of the corresponding alcohol is replaced with an amine group.
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