Monday, April 10, 2017

organic chemistry - Why is quinoline less basic than pyridine?


Quinoline is less basic than pyridine, even though it has more resonating structures. Why? Does the negative inductive effect reduce basicity of quinoline?




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periodic trends - Comparing radii in lithium, beryllium, magnesium, aluminium and sodium ions

Apparently the of last four, $\ce{Mg^2+}$ is closest in radius to $\ce{Li+}$. Is this true, and if so, why would a whole larger shell ($\ce{...