Isabelle N.
asked • 01/30/23Organic Chemistry
Write a general reaction equation for sulphur containing compounds with sodium or potassium hydroxide by filling in the equation below. What is the name of the sulphur containing product that is normally produced?
+ NaOH(aq) -> +
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Sean R. answered • 02/02/23
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In this video, I go through an example reaction of a common sulfur-containing compound, sulfuric acid, otherwise known as H2SO4, with a strong base, Sodium Hydroxide, NaOH which is a neutralization double displacement reaction neutralizing the acidic basic properties forming a salt and water usually with a pH of around 7.
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Stanton D.
Isabelle N., Really, this is too open a question. If there's a strippable -H in a -SH moiety, obviously that's coming off. But OH(-) isn't a very good nucleophile, is it?02/01/23