СООН СООН СООН СООН CI Br pK = 4.2 pK = 3.3 pK =2.9 pK = 2.8

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Use the four compounds shown below to answer the following questions:

a. Why are the ortho-halo-substituted benzoic acids stronger acids than benzoic acid?
b. Why is o-fluorobenzoic acid the weakest of the ortho-halo-substituted benzoic acids?
c. Why do o-chlorobenzoic acid and o-bromobenzoic acid have similar pKa values?

СООН
СООН
СООН
СООН
CI
Br
pK = 4.2
pK = 3.3
pK =2.9
pK = 2.8
Transcribed Image Text:СООН СООН СООН СООН CI Br pK = 4.2 pK = 3.3 pK =2.9 pK = 2.8
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