alkoxy shows -i n +m effect
what is the effect of alkoxy group on acidic strength and why
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msp
·2009-02-17 01:00:23
the presence of an electron withdrawing gp on a molecule increases the acidic character.
RO- is a stronger base and it will have the tendency releases the electron to become a stable partly neutralise it and so it is an electron releasing gp.