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Offline greentalk2012

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Ephedrine + HCl
« on: November 12, 2012, 02:13:46 PM »
What would form when ephedrine reacts with HCl??(Does it react with -NH group ,-OH or both?Thank You
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Re: Ephedrine + HCl
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2012, 02:44:09 PM »
My money would be on the -NH group. When -OH gets protonated, water leaves as a stable enough entity. and leaves behind a carbocation, which is actually the basis for the formation of many a carbocation from alcohols in organic chemistry.
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Re: Ephedrine + HCl
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2012, 05:59:05 PM »
Thank You,that really helped! :)
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