Which group is acidic: carbamate, aziridine or benzoquinone?

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Ernest Z.
Aug 23, 2017

None of these is acidic.

Explanation:

Carbamate

A carbamate is either a salt or an ester of carbamic acid (#"NH"_2"COOR"#).

The corresponding structures are #"NH"_2"COO"^"-"# and #"NH"_2"COOR"#.

The #"NH"_2# group and the #"COO"^"-"# group are both basic.

Aziridine

The structure of aziridine is

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It is a weak base with #"p"K_text(b) = 8.75#.

Benzoquinone

The structure of benzoquinone is

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It is a neutral compound.

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