The substitution of an alkyl hydrogen with an electron-withdrawing halogen significantly increases the acidity of alkanoic acids. This occurs primarily due to which electronic effect?
University of Ilorin CHM102 2025A past question
- Negative inductive effect (-I)
- Positive inductive effect (+I)
- Resonance stabilization (+R)
- Hyperconjugation
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