User talk:Mglutamate/sandbox

I like the article but question a word choice (bolded, below) near the very end.

The nitrogen atom in DIPEA is more shielded than the nitrogen atom in triethylamine. However, triethylamine is a slightly stronger base than DIPEA; pKa of the respective conjugate acids in dimethylsulfoxide are 9.0 and 8.5, respectively.[10]

I would have expected the DIPEA to have been the slightly stronger base, thus would appreciate some assessment as to why the measured values show otherwise. (I've not looked up reference 10.) Bruce L. Burton (talk) 19:56, 4 September 2018 (UTC)