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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Hey is alkoxy group an EWG or an EDG??? come on aieee approaching kindly helppp!! Kindly reply and im sure to approve !!!

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15 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

alkoxy =  -OR

this group is electrong releasing by resonance effect (due to presence of lone pair of electrons of O)

& electron withdrawing (due to electronegative O) by inductive effect...