2) You have toseparate 4-toluic acid (a strong acid, pKa 4.36 – look upstructure

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2) You have toseparate 4-toluic acid (a strong acid, pKa 4.36 – look upstructure) from 4-bromoaniline (a base – look up structure).Assume the two substances don’t react with each other. Themixture of 4-toluic acid and 4-bromoaniline is dissolved in ether.You MAY need the following information: The pKa of HCl is –7;pKa of carbonic acid is 6.52 and the pKa of water is 15.


b) What would the name of the species in the aqueous layer be whenthe mixture mentioned above is extracted with either sodiumhydroxide or sodium bicarbonate?

Explanation / Answer

4-toluic acid is a strong acid so it will react with both the weakbase sodium bicarbonate and strong base sodium hydroxide to givesodium salt of 4-toluic acid so 4-toluic acid comes into aqueouslayer. hope this helps

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