When it comes to acidity, Resonance Trumps Inductive effect.. Now if you look TPR workbook OChem
Passage 19 Q1 which is : which of the following carboxylic acids would be the most acidic?
- Ethanoic Acid
-2 Chloro Ethanioc Acid
- 3 Chloro Ethanoic Acid
- Benzoic Acid
I chose D because of the resonance provided benzoic acid but the answer is actually B??? So why is that?? Why is inductive effect overcoming resonance here?
And also btw, it's not a mistake from TPR since the PKA of 2-Chloro...
Acidity of carboxylic Acids
Passage 19 Q1 which is : which of the following carboxylic acids would be the most acidic?
- Ethanoic Acid
-2 Chloro Ethanioc Acid
- 3 Chloro Ethanoic Acid
- Benzoic Acid
I chose D because of the resonance provided benzoic acid but the answer is actually B??? So why is that?? Why is inductive effect overcoming resonance here?
And also btw, it's not a mistake from TPR since the PKA of 2-Chloro...
Acidity of carboxylic Acids