3. Acids and Bases
Ranking Acidity
3. Acids and Bases Ranking Acidity
36PRACTICE PROBLEM
Observe the increasing order of acidity of the following compounds.
a. What effect does bromine, an electronegative atom, have on the acidity of a carboxylic acid?
b. How does the substituent position influence the acidity of a carboxylic acid?
Observe the increasing order of acidity of the following compounds.
a. What effect does bromine, an electronegative atom, have on the acidity of a carboxylic acid?
b. How does the substituent position influence the acidity of a carboxylic acid?