Can we estimate the product obtained before the reaction happens between reactants. just by knowing the reactants?????

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anonymous · Answer

comon guys .... anybody reply...

anonymous · Answer

Yes you can.

anonymous · Answer

and how????

anonymous · Answer

I think it can be done by knowing which type of reaction can happen between those reactants......

anonymous · Answer

But again question is how to know which reaction can happen ?????

anonymous · Answer

Yeah but for example if you have HCl+H2O. You know that HCl is a strong acid, which means 100% dissociation, and you can estimate the products. You can use knowledge about the reactions K value, solubility, charges, etc to estimate the products.

anonymous · Answer

well this is a simple example but wat about some other complicated compounds like C36H20N4 and C20H40O whether how we can know that these type of compouinds undergo any reaction with each other.... and if happens what will be the substitutional element has to be added and if added what will be the product.... can we control the product...... awaiting....

anonymous · Answer

anyone answer please......

jfraser · Answer

mostly, yes. if you know the 5 basic categories of reaction

anonymous · Answer

well can you please tell me those five...

hana88 · Answer

single displacement
double displacement
acid-base
precipitation
oxidation
im not sure if this is all of them but this is all i can think of

anonymous · Answer

hey hana... can you work on cycloaddition reaction.... if you free

jfraser · Answer

the 5 I'm thinking of are:

synthesis
decomposition
single displacement
double displacement
combustion

precipitation reactions are a specific type of double displacement, as is acid-base. @harishk is asking about an organic mechanism, though, which I forget most of

aaronq · Answer

these $C_{36}H_{20}N_4, C_{20}H_{40}O$ are huge molecules, do you know their structures?

anonymous · Answer

yep.. I do know their structures...

aaronq · Answer

if you know the structures you can hypothesize on what is going to happen based on the reactivity of the functional groups present. If you post, or draw them we can figure it out, if you haven't already.