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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Which one is more acidic between CH3CCl3 and CH3CF3? And why ?

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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9 Years ago
Due to the higher electronegativity of fluorine atom than the chlorine atom the(-cf3) pulls more electrons from the attached c atom than then the(-ccl3) group. so the c atom becomes electron dense and reluctant to releases proton(h+) and causes acidity