Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.21P
Answer true or false to the following statements about the mechanism of acid-base reactions.
- (a) The acid and base must encounter each other by a collision in order for the proton to transfer.
- (b) All collisions between acids and bases result in proton transfer.
- (c) During an acid-base reaction the lone pair on the base fills the A-H antibonding sigma orbital.
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