Questions tagged [carboxylic-acids]
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-I effect vs +M effect of Chlorine on acidity of benzoic acid
The -I power of Halogens like Chlorine is stronger than their +M power. Therefore, we consider -I effect for comparing acidity of benzoic acid [Ka-> ortho > meta > para]. But shouldn't -I ...
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Why is the lysine side chain more basic?
As per PubChem: $pK_1 = 2.18$; $pK_2 = 8.95$; $pK_3 = 10.53$ at 38 °C, indicating that the side chain amino group is deprotonated at a higher pH, indicating it is more basic. I tried to justify this ...
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Acidity of formic acid and 3-fluoropropanoic acid [duplicate]
I'm getting conflicting answers when I want to find out the acidity of 3-fluoropropanoic acid and formic acid.
I argue that 3-fluoropropanoic acid is stronger acid than formic acid as it has a -I ...
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Acidic strength of alkanoic acids vs. benzoic acid vs. methanoic acid
I've heard some people say that benzoic acid has a $+\ce{M}$ effect due to the benzene ring which destabilizes the conjugate base. Also, this would be the dominating factor over the weak $-\ce{I}$ ...
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Simplest existing tricarboxylic acid
I am wondering what is the simplest tricarboxylic acid that can be isolated in a pure form. Would it be methanetricarboxylic acid or ethane-1,1,2-tricarboxylic acid or maybe even longer chain is ...
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which is more acidic thiols or carboxylic acid?
According to me as the key atoms are different so when the h+ is released and each of them gets a negative charge as sulphur is a bigger atom compared to oxygen charge is more dispersed , hence the ...
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