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Organic Chemistry

WHICH ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ARE SUPPOSED TO SHOW ORTHO EFFECT AND HOW IT MAKES A PARTICULAR ORGANIC COMPOUND HIGHLY ACIDIC

Profile image of TAWSEEF GILANI
16 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of akankshya biswal
16 Years ago

i think the aromatic acids with acid group at ortho positions show ortho effect.due to intra molecular hydrogen bonding.

Profile image of Ratti  Baikuntha Rao
15 Years ago

thank you sir for ur respose. between phenol and o-cresol, phenol is more acidic but why not orthoeffect occur here?