Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321768418
ISBN 13: 978-0-32176-841-4

Chapter 20 - Carboxylic Acids - Study Problems - Page 976: 20-32 b

Answer

Acidity is in the order; acetic acid < chloroacetic acid < p-toluenesulfonic acid

Work Step by Step

The pKa value for p-toluenesulfonic acid is -1.34 acetic acid is 4.75 chloroacetic acid is 2.87 Presence of electron withdrawing group increases the acidity. So, acidity of chloroacetic acid is stronger than acetic acid
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