CHAPTER 3 ACIDS AND BASES IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3.1 INRODUCTION The important of acid-base reaction 1. is a simple, fundamental reaction 2. enable you to see the mechanism of the reaction 3. illustrate the process of bond breaking and bond making examine important ideas about the relationship between the structure of molecules and their reactivity 5. illustrate the important role solvents play in chemical reactions 6. find something familiar in General chemistryCHAPTER 3 ACIDS AND BASES IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3.1 INRODUCTION The important of acid-base reaction: 1. is a simple, fundamental reaction. 2. enable you to see the mechanism of the reaction 3. illustrate the process of bond breaking and bond making 4. examine important ideas about the relationship between the structure of molecules and their reactivity. 5. illustrate the important role solvents play in chemical reactions 6. find something familiar in General chemistry