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Acidity increases with increasing number of electron withdrawing substituents on the α – carbon. Explain with example.

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Acidity increases with increasing number of electron withdrawing substituents on the α – carbon atom. For example,

Cl3C – COOH > Cl2CH – COOH > Cl – CH2COOH > CH2COOH

The effect of various, electron withdrawing groups on the acidity of a carboxylic acid follows the order, 

– NO2 > – CN > – F > – Cl > – Br > – I > Ph



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