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Acidity of carboxylic acids – inductive effect
Concepts tested here
- carboxylic-acid-inductive-order
All Questions
2016 Phase II 1 question
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The correct order of strengths of the carboxylic acids I, II and III is:
Closer electronegative O → stronger acid.
In II the ring oxygen is closer to –COOH, exerting more –I effect; in III it is farther (less –I); in I the ring has +I effect.
Acidic strength: II > III > I