Problems and exercisesAcid-Base Properties
1. Basicity
Acetic anhydride (pKa of the conjugate acid ≈ −8.5) is slightly more basic than acetyl chloride (≈ −9). Give two reasons.
2. α-Hydrogens
Arrange in order of decreasing acidity the α-hydrogens of: N,N-dimethylacetamide, methyl acetate and acetic anhydride.