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Rank the following compounds from least acidic(rank 1) to most.A. AcetaldehydeB. Methyl acetate.C. N,N-dimethylacetamide1. least acidic2. most acid

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Answer:

N,N-dimethylacetamide < Methyl acetate < Acetaldehyde

Acetaldehyde - least acidic

Methyl acetate - acidic

N,N-dimethylacetamide - most acidic

Step-by-step explanation:

The order of acidity of the organic compound under study is primarily influenced by their resonance effect. The resonance effect explains how polar a particular molecule is from the interaction between pi -bonds or a lone electron pair and a pi-bond in a molecule.

In acetaldehyde popularly known as ethanal, the CH₃CHO functional group -CHO is attached to an adjacent end of the compound, which has a lesser resonance effect than methyl acetate.

Methyl acetate, also known as methyl ethanoate, is an ester family with the formula CH₃COOCH₃ is also lesser in its acidity compared to N,N-dimethylacetamide.

Therefore, the order of acidity from the least acidic to the most is:

N,N-dimethylacetamide < Methyl acetate < Acetaldehyde

Acetaldehyde - least acidic

Methyl acetate - acidic

N,N-dimethylacetamide - most acidic

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