1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Chemistry
  4. Statement 1: The acetate ion is resonance stabilized. Statement 2: Acetate ion is more basic than the methoxide ion.

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. Statement 1: The acetate ion is resonance stabilized.
Statement 2: Acetate ion is more basic than the methoxide ion.

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

Statement 1 is correct as conjugate base of a strong acid is weak. Since $CH_3COOH$ is a stronger acid than $CH_3OH, CH_3COO^{-}$ is a weaker base than $OCH^{-}_3$