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inductive effect
chemistry
Also known as: polar effect
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properties of carboxylic acids
- In carboxylic acid: Acidity
…one example of the so-called inductive effect, in which a substituent affects a compound’s distribution of electrons. There are a number of such effects, and atoms or groups may be electron-withdrawing or electron-donating as compared with hydrogen. The presence of such groups near the COOH group of a carboxylic acid…
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