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Textbook Solutions for Organic Chemistry

Chapter 1 Problem 39SP

Question

The following compound can become protonated on any of the three nitrogen atoms. One of these nitrogens is much more basic than the others, however.

(a) Draw the important resonance forms of the products of protonation on each of the three nitrogen atoms.

(b) Determine which nitrogen atom is the most basic.

Solution

Solution:

The following compound can become protonated on any of the three nitrogen atoms , it can be represented as,

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(resonance structure)

Step 1

Protonation of NH #1

Protonation of NH #2

Protonation of NH#3

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Title Organic Chemistry 8 
Author L.G. Wade Jr
ISBN 9780321768414

The following compound can become protonated on any of the

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