Organic Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305080483
ISBN 13: 978-1-30508-048-5

Chapter 2 - Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases - Exercises - Page 59j: 67

Answer

1,1,1-Trichloroethanol is an acid more than 1000 times stronger than ethanol.

Work Step by Step

EXPLAINATION. 1,1,1-Trichloroethanol is an acid more than 1000 times stronger than ethanol because conjugate base of 1,1,1,-trychloroethanol more stable than than conjugate base of ethanol as we know that a substance having stable conjugate base is more acid than less stable conjugate base. conjugate base of 1,1,1,-trychloroethanol more stable because negative charge of oxygen is less due to 3-chloride group that are electron withdrawing groups, attached at adjacent carbon atom.
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