What is an example to how the inductive effect affects the equilibrium the strength of an acid?
1 Answer
Feb 8, 2018
Consider two acids,
which we will call X and Y, respectively.
When we deprotonate X, the oxygen will stabilize the negative charge fairly well. However, when we deprotonate Y, the dipole moment towards the
Hence,
the equilibrium will lie right due to the preceding reasoning.
