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Which would be a stronger acid: 3-chloropronaoic or prop-2-enoic acid? Explain.

Which would be a stronger acid: 3-chloropronaoic or prop-2-enoic acid? Explain. 

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Mrunal Shah
34 Points
2 years ago
3-chloropronaoic will be less acidic then
2-chloropropanoic acid because In 2-chloropropanoic acid, Clorine is on adjacent carbon atom to carboxyl Carbon, while in 3-chloropropanoic acid Cl- is far away. So it will have less -I effect (inductive effect). Hence, 3-chloropronaoic is less acidic then 2-chloropropanoic acid.

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