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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: trainee on October 16, 2017, 08:17:11 PM
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I thought NH3 would be a terrible leaving group because it's so basic but apparently it's a better leaving group than water. Can someone clear this up? I was holding the pka values as guidelines with lower pka = better LG
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Both species are polyprotic, and one should specify which protonation state (and which pKa) one means IMO.
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Could his relate with the C-N bond being weaker than C-O?
kJ/mol
391 HO-C2H5
352 H2N-C2H5