what will happen when ammonia is in methylbenzene solution?

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what will happen when ammonia is in methylbenzene solution?

will it ionize completely?
are hydroxide ions formed?

2007-12-22 19:15:40 · 2 answers · asked by 52766 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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The following equilibrium will occur, but lie largely to the left:

2NH3 <-----> (NH4)+ + (NH2)-

Definitely no hydroxide ions - and no nucleophilic substitution!

2007-12-22 19:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Methylbenzene is a non polar solvent. Nothing much will happen except that there might be a small amount of product of an SNAr reaction being formed

2007-12-23 03:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by Abhilash D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋