Give the structures of (a) Diethyl malonate (pK a = 12.9) (b) Ethyl acetoacetate (ethyl 3-oxobutanoate, pK

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Give the structures of 

(a) Diethyl malonate (pKa = 12.9) 

(b) Ethyl acetoacetate (ethyl 3-oxobutanoate, pKa = 10.7), identify the acidic hydrogen in each, and explain why these compounds are much more acidic than ordinary esters.

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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