Explanation:
Part a
Pyridine is an aromatic heterocyclic compound and undergoes nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction at 2 and 4 positions.
This is because, when a nucleophile attack pyridine at 2 and 4 positions, the anoin formed is stabilized. In the anion formed is tabilized by resonance and also negative charge is present at electronegative atom, nitrogen.
If the nucleophile attack at 3 position, the anion formed is not as stable as anions formed when nucleophile attach at 2 and 4 positions. This is because negative charge is not present at the nitrogen atom.
Part b:
Tautomers are structural isomers of each others formed by migration atom within the molecule. Tautomers exist in equilibrium with each other.
Tautomers of 2-Hydroxypyridine and 4-Hydroxypyrine are given in the attachment.
Combustion reaction for menthol is as follows;
CxHyOz + O₂ ---> xCO₂ + H₂O
Mass of CO₂ formed - 28.16 mg
Therefore number of moles formed - 28.16/ 44 g/mol = 0.64 mmol
Mass of water formed - 11.53 mg
number of water moles formed - 11.53 mg/18 g/mol = 0.64 mmol
From CO₂,
1 mol of CO₂ - 1 mol of C and 2 mol of O
therefore number of C moles - 0.64 mmol
O moles - 1.28 mmol
from H₂O
1 mol of H₂O - 2 mol of H and 1 mol of O
number of H moles - 1.28 mmol
O moles - 0.64 mmol
Mass of menthol initially - 10 mg
in reactions, the masses of products are equal to the masses of reactants. The excess mass to the products formed is due to O₂ in air
Original mass of menthol - 10 mg
mass of water and CO₂ - 11.53 mg + 28.16 mg = 39.69
Difference in mass - 39.69 - 10 = 29.69 mg
This difference comes from O moles in air - 29.69 mg/ 16 g/mol = 1.8556 mmol
then O moles coming from menthol - (1.28 + 0.64) - 1.8556 = 0.064 mmol
In menthol
C moles - 0.64 mmol
H moles - 1.28 mmol
O moles - 0.064 mmol
ratios of C:H:O
C H O
0.64 1.28 0.064
x1000 x1000 x1000 to get whole numbers
640 1280 64
10 20 1
Simplest ratio of C:H:O is 10:20:1
therefore empirical formula of menthol is C₁₀H₂₀O
Molar mass H₂SO₄ = 98.079 g/mol
1 mol -------- 98.079 g
? mole ------ 0.0960 g
moles = 0.0960 * 1 / 98.079
= 0.0960 / 98.079
= 9.788 x 10⁻⁴ moles
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