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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

while for some compounds steric effect increases basic charecter while for other it increases acidic charecter.how is it possible?

Profile image of Anirban nayak
14 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Acidity and basicity depend on the interaction between the acid/base and the solvent. While steric hindrance will decrease the rate solvent access, it more importantly also decreases solvation of the acidic or basic site