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AY 2012/2013 S1
Group Tutorial 6
Question 1
Arrange the Brnsted acidity of the following compounds and ions in water in increasing order.
Mg2+, Li+, H2CO3 (carbonic acid), CF3CO2H (trifluoroacetic acid)
Question 2
Estimate the first pKb value of [PO4]3-.
Question 3
Classify the following species into hard soft acid bases
NCS-, SCN-, H2Se, Os(VI), SO42-
Question 4
(1)
Which of the following compounds will form more stable complex with NMe3?
B(tBu)3 or B(Me)3 (tBu = tertiary butyl group, C(CH3)3)
(2)
Which members of the following pairs would you expect to be more stable?
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
THF =
tetrahydrof uran