Problems and exercisesAcid-Base Properties
1. α-Hydrogens
Arrange in order of decreasing acidity the α-hydrogen of: acetone, acetaldehyde and ethyl acetate.
2. Which base?
To form the enolate of ethyl acetate quantitatively, can sodium ethoxide (pKa of ethanol ≈ 16) be used? And LDA (pKa of diisopropylamine ≈ 36)?