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(Solved): 7. ( 6 points) Arrange each group in order of increasing acidity. A) Phenol, ethanol, and acetic ac ...
7. ( 6 points) Arrange each group in order of increasing acidity. A) Phenol, ethanol, and acetic acid B) Benzoic acid, p-methoxybenzoic, acid and p-nitrobenzoic acid 8. ( 10 points) As an employee at the UWF Chemical Company, your second assignment is to develop a synthetic method to make the target molecule below, which is a new anti-bacterial drug that treats drug resistant staphylococcus (staph). Show how you propose to make this very important new drug. Your starting materials must contain five (5) carbon atoms or less.
7 A) Acidity is the ability to donate a proton(H+ ion). Phenol is C6H5OH, ethanol is C2H5OH and acetic acid is CH3COOH. Among these, acetic acid is strongest as the OH bond us very