First, recognize that this is an elimination reaction in which hydroxide must leave and a double bond must form in its place. It is likely an E2 reaction. Here is an efficient mechanism:
1) Pre-reaction: Protonate the -OH to make it a good leaving group, water. H2SO4 or any strong H+ donor works. The water is positively charged but still connected to the compound.
2) E2: Use a sterically hindered base, such as tert-butoxide (tButO-) to abstract the hydrogen from the secondary carbon. [You want a sterically hindered base because a strong, non-sterically hindered base could also abstract a hydrogen from one of the two methyl groups on the tertiary carbon, and that leads to unwanted products, which is not efficient]. As the proton of hydrogen is abstracted, water leaves at the same time, creating an intermediate tertiary carbocation, and the 2 electrons in the C-H bond immediately are used to make a double bond towards the partial positive charge.
In the products we see the major product and water, as expected. Even though you have an intermediate, remember that an E2 mechanism technically happens in one step after -OH protonation.
Answer: option E. None because in all the reactions O2 is in excess
Explanation:
Answer:
Explanation:
From the net ionic equation
Ba2+(aq) + SO42-(aq) ==> BaSO4(s) we see that 1 mole Ba2+ reacts with 1 mole SO42- to -> 1 mol BaSO4
Find moles of Ba2+ used: 0.250 moles/L x 0.0323 L = 0.008075 moles Ba2+
Find moles SO42- present: 0.008075 moles Ba2+ x 1 mol SO42-/1 mol Ba2+ = 0.008075 mol SO42-
Find mass of Na2SO4 present: 0.008075 mol SO42- x 1 mol Na2SO4/1 mol SO42- x 142.04 Na2SO4/mole = 1.14698 g = 1.15 g Na2SO4 (to 3 significant figures)
