The phosphonate is deprotonated with a relatively weak base, potassium carbonate. If we were trying to design another experiment and screen bases, what other bases could we try in this reaction (excluding sodium methoxide)?

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did anyone actually do this? like if anyone has submitted this i rly need .

a corroding iron, if that's one of your choices

chemical changes occur when a substance combines with another to form a new substance, called chemical synthesis or, alternatively, chemical decomposition into two or more different substances. these processes are called chemical reactions and, in general, are not reversible except by further chemical reactions. some reactions produce heat and are called exothermic reactions and others may require heat to enable the reaction to occur, which are called endothermic reactions. understanding chemical changes is a major part of the science of chemistry.