Answer:
No. CH₃NH₂ cannot deprotonate CH₃CH₂OH.
Explanation:
Organic species like ethanol and methylamine can behave as acid or bases. The pKa value is necessary to indentify in a reaction if the species can act as an acid or a base.
In this case, despite alcohols being recognised as acids and amines as bases, the amine CH₃NH₂ has an smaller pKa than the alcohol CH₃CH₂OH , which means that CH₃NH₂ is a stronger acid than CH₃CH₂OH . Therefore, CH₃NH₂ will not deprotonate the -OH group.
