6c.17

[Celena Kim 2I]

How would you determine which is the stronger base?

6C.17 Which is the stronger base, the hypobromite ion, BrO2, or
morphine, C17H19O3N? Justify your answer.

[Chem_Mod]

Hypobromite ion is negatively charged while morphine is neutral. HBrO is neutral while morphine would become positively charged after accepting a proton, which is less favorable. Thus hypobromite is the the stronger base

[ATingin_3I]

Hypobromite ion is negatively charged while morphine is neutral. HBrO is neutral while morphine would become positively charged after accepting a proton, which is less favorable. Thus hypobromite is the the stronger base

if something is a negative ion is it always a stronger base?

[ATingin_3I]

one of the answers I saw online involved pKb. Could we use this or would we need other values?

[005162520]

How would we calculate the pkb value? Would it have to be given?

[Chem_Mod]

Anions will not always be stronger bases than some neutral molecules, but you will not be expected to recognize which neutral molecules are stronger bases. Focus on recognizing strong bases (groip 1 and 2 metal cation hydroxides and oxides) as discussed in class. You do not need to be able to calculate pKb for 14A. This will be discussed in 14B