Neutralization reaction

Question

When ethanol and acetone are neutralized with sodium bicarbonate, what would the neutralization reaction be?

Answer 1

do u think ethanol and acetone are neutralized by sod. bicarbonate(a weak base)?dont u know that ethanol is a v.weak acid,even than water?kindly up-date ur studies abt this

Answer 2

There is no way it would happen

ethanol is not a strong acid (it doesn't even turn limus paper pink)

and if ethanol isn't strong, acetone will never be (it 's even weaker)

On the other hand, NaHCO3 is no a strong base (the HCO3- is a very very weak base)

So neither of them will be neutralized

Please read more of neutralization

Answer 3

Neither ethanol nor propanone (acetone) react with sodium hydrogencarbonate (bicarbonate).