May 19, 2024, 06:37:03 PM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


Topic: why it is?  (Read 3111 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline tortoise

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 72
  • Mole Snacks: +4/-10
  • Gender: Male
  • I'm a tortoise!
why it is?
« on: December 25, 2006, 02:47:58 PM »
CH2=CH-COOH + HCLlq = CH3-CHCl-COOH

both CH2=CH-COOH and HCLlq are acids?

Offline Yggdrasil

  • Retired Staff
  • Sr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 3215
  • Mole Snacks: +485/-21
  • Gender: Male
  • Physical Biochemist
Re: why it is?
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2006, 07:22:32 PM »
This is not an acid base reaction, it is a hydrohalogenation reaction, a type of addition reaction.

Sponsored Links