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Chapter 2 Problem PROBLEM 2-19

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The preceding equation for the protonation of acetamide shows a hypothetical product that is not actually formed. When acetamide is protonated by a strong enough acid, it does not protonate on nitrogen, but at a different basic site. Draw the structure of the actual conjugate acid of acetamide, and explain (resonance) why protonation occurs where it does rather than on nitrogen. Calculate the pKa of this conjugate acid.

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PROBLEM 2-19

The preceding equation for the protonation of acetamide shows a hypothetical product that is not actually formed. When acetamide is protonated by a strong enough acid, it does not protonate on nitrogen, but at a different basic site. Draw the structure of the actual conjugate acid of acetamide, and explain (resonance) why protonation occurs where it does rather than on nitrogen. Calculate the pKa of this conjugate acid.

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Acidity and basicity of a compound affects their resonance. Resonance increases the acidity of a compound whereas decreases the basicity.

The resonating structure of the acetamide compound is as follows.

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Title Organic Chemistry 9 
Author Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek
ISBN 9780321971371

The preceding equation for the protonation of acetamide shows a hypothetical product

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