What is behaviour of urea in liquid ammonia solvent?
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liquid ammonia urea behaves as an acid, that is, a proton donor.
H2N-CO-NH2 + NH3 = NH2-CO-NH(-) + NH4(+)
It reacts with basic metal amides to give salt and ammonia:
H2N-CO-NH2 + KNH2 = H2N-CO-NHK + NH3
This type of reaction is similar to the common acid-base reaction to form salt and water..
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