When acetone is dissolved in either a slightly basic or a slightly acidic solution of oxygen-18 labeled water, H2180, oxygen-18 labeled acetone, (CH3)2C=180, is produced. This is a form of an isotopic exchange reaction between acetone and water. Provide a mechanism to account for this reaction in (a) basic solution and (b) acidic solution. Hint: Is the addition of the nucleophile reversible or irreversible? 180 + H,180 CH3 + Hо `CH3 Acid or base H3C H3C

When acetone is dissolved in either a slightly basic or a slightly acidic solution of oxygen-18 labeled water, H2180, oxygen-18 labeled acetone, (CH3)2C=180, is produced. This is a form of an isotopic exchange reaction between acetone and water. Provide a mechanism to account for this reaction in (a) basic solution and (b) acidic solution. Hint: Is the addition of the nucleophile reversible or irreversible? 180 + H,180 CH3 + Hо `CH3 Acid or base H3C H3C

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