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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

but ortho effect comes in action in case of -OH and -NH2 groups attached at ortho position of benzoic acid
i dont thinso for these groups ortho effect is applicable

Profile image of suvidhi mehta
8 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Ravleen Kaur
8 Years ago
Hello Student,

Ortho effectis applicable to benzoic acids and anilines. It states thatorthosubstituted benzoic acids andanilinesare more acidic than benzoic acid and anilinerespectively. Thiseffectis not dependent on the nature of the substituent (e- donating or e- withdrawing).

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