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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Explain why Cl-Gr is –I effecting in alkylchloride where as the same Cl-Gr is +I effecting in Chlorobenzene ?

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Sunil Kumar FP
11 Years ago
Actually in simple long chain group it is the electronegativity which dominates where as incase of benzene it is the resonance stability which predominates over the -I effect of the chlorobenzne.Thus it seems that the +I effect is there.the existence of halonium ion shows that the haogen can share a pair of electron and can accomodate a positive charge.Thus it is electron donating