1. Determine the concentration of an unknown base if 40mL of 0.15MHCl just neutralizes the 29mL of the base?
2. Which of the following intermediates is present in the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of t-butyl acetate but not in the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of methyl acetate?
- a protonated carbonyl
- a carbocation
- a carboxylate anion
- a carbanion
- 1-propanol