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why is t-butoxide a stronger base than ethoxide?
Why Is t-Butoxide a Stronger Base Than Ethoxide?
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The difference between those two is the two extra methyls on the t-butoxide. Care to guess what methyl groups do to an adjacent charge?
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i honestly don't have a clue. the only thing relevant i can think of is that a more highly substituted carbon atom will form a more stable radical / carbocation. I'm not sure what this might imply in this situation, if anything.
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Read up some more on the electronic effects of the methyl group.
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