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Question
Account for the following:
N-ethylbenzene sulphonyl amide is soluble in alkali.
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Solution
The hydrogen attached to N-Ethylbenzene sulphonamide is acidic in nature. This is due to the presence of a strong electron-withdrawing sulphonyl group. Hence, it is soluble in alkali.
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