Question #0af0d

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Jan 27, 2016

This would be an acid-base neutralization.

Explanation:

Citric acid is a tribasic acid. Its condensed formula is "H"_3"C"_6"H"_5"O"_7H3C6H5O7.

If we react it with a primary amine "RNH"_2RNH2, the equation becomes

3"RNH"_2 +"H"_3"C"_6"H"_5"O"_7 → ("RNH"_3^+)_3 "C"_6"H"_5"O"_7^"3-"3RNH2+H3C6H5O7(RNH+3)3C6H5O3-7

The salt should be non-volatile.

If you need a structural formula, you can write the equation as

Citrate