
%0 Journal Article
%A Deady, LW 
%A Finlayson, WL 
%T Reaction with acetic anhydride as a method for estimating the basicity of exocyclic amino groups in nitrogen heterocycles
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1984/08/01
%V 37
%N 8
%P 1625-1630
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9841625
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9841625 
%X Relative rates for acetylation of various anilines and amino heterocycles with acetic anhydride in pyridine were determined by a competition method. From a Bronsted plot of reactivity against basicity for the anilines, and by considering the heterocycles as substituted anilines, pKa values for the amino group in a variety of heterocycles have been obtained. 
