Asked by john

is an aldehyde or a ketone more acidic?
Answered by john
what is the pka of nitriles.. i tried looking this up but i cant find nething
Answered by DrBob222
http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/351/Carey5th/Ch21/ch21-2.html
Answered by Catty
nitriles don't have a distinct pka... unless u are looking at either an H or a CH3 group connected to it... which makes Hydrocyanic Acid pka 10 and Acetonitrile pka 25. Once u get longer Carbon chaines it is determined from what the chain is. Either Alkynes, Alkenes or Alkanes.