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Acid Base Reactions

Introduction to Acid-Base Reactions

Following up on the 4 major classes of reactions you encounter in Org 1, let’s look at the first of those four: acid base reactions.

Walkthrough of Acid Base Reactions (1)

Now that we’ve described how to figure out where the electrons are in a molecule, the factors that stabilize negative charge and positive charge, and

Walkthrough of Acid Base Reactions (2): Basicity

Last time I started writing about acid-base reactions. We looked at this list of stabilities of anions going across the topmost row of the periodic

Walkthrough of Acid-Base Reactions (3) – Acidity Trends

Let’s review what’s been talked about so far in this series on acid-base reactions: An acid base reaction involves the donation of a proton (H+)

Five Key Factors That Influence Acidity

Today we’ll talk about what’s behind the trends in acidity for different molecules and discuss the most important factors that determine these values. I’ve written

Walkthrough of Acid-Base reactions (4) – pKa

So last time we went through all the different trends that affect acidity. The bottom line is that any factor which stabilizes the conjugate base

How to Use a pKa Table

Today we’ll talk about an incredibly important skill that might take some time to grasp but pays tremendous dividends. We’ll go through the exact details of how to use a pKa table. Understanding the proper use of a pKa table will give you the ability to recognize which acid-base reactions will happen and which will not. This will come up a lot as you progress through Org 1 and Org 2. It might be helpful to go back and review some of the factors that affect acidity that were talked about earlier.