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Offline Rutherford

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Stability with H2SO4
« on: August 07, 2012, 09:59:27 AM »
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Why is the compound in the bottom row unstable in a dilluted H2SO4 solution? What makes it different that the other four compounds in the top row?
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Re: Stability with H2SO4
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2012, 10:01:50 AM »
Quote from: Raderford on August 07, 2012, 09:59:27 AM
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Why is the compound in the bottom row unstable in a dilluted H2SO4 solution? What makes it different that the other four compounds in the top row?

It is an acetal, the others are ethers.
Acetals hydrolyse in aqueous acid.
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Re: Stability with H2SO4
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2012, 10:15:30 AM »
Right, thanks.
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