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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

why m-chlorobenzoic acid is more acidic than p-chlorobenzoic.?

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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9 Years ago
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6 Years ago
the meta-chlorine cannot interact with the pi-system of the benzoate anion through resonance. On the other hand, the para-chlorine donates electron density to the already negative carboxylate group, destabilising the conjugate base, thus comparatively decreasing its acidity.

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