Question: (a) Write resonance structures for the phthalimide anion that account for the acidity of phthalimide. (b) Would you expect phthalimide to be more or less

(a) Write resonance structures for the phthalimide anion that account for the acidity of phthalimide.
(b) Would you expect phthalimide to be more or less acidic than benzamide? Why?
(c) In step 3 of our reaction several steps have been omitted. Propose reasonable mechanisms for these steps.
(a) Write resonance structures for the phthalimide anion that account

N-H Phthalimide Benzamide

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