Which of the following is the strongest acid?
Solution
Acidity of carboxylic acids increases with electron-withdrawing substituents (-I effect of Cl). Trichloroacetic acid (3 Cl) > dichloroacetic > chloroacetic > acetic.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
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