Dimethylformamide (DMF), HCON(CH3)2, is an example of a polar aprotic solvent, aprotic meaning it has no hydrogen
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(a) Draw its dash structural formula, showing unshared electron pairs.
(b) Draw what you predict to be its most important resonance forms [one is your answer to part (a)]
(c) DMF, when used as the reaction solvent, greatly enhances the reactivity of nucleophiles (e.g., -CN from sodium cyanide) in reactions like this:
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Organic Chemistry
ISBN: 978-1118133576
11th edition
Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder
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