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Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

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Why does the direct attachment of a phenyl or vinyl group to a...

Why does the direct attachment of a phenyl or vinyl group to a carboxylic acid increase its acidity?

Options

  1. ADue to the presence of resonance structures
  2. BDue to the greater electronegativity of the attached carbon
  3. CDue to the electron-donating effect of the attached group
  4. DDue to the increase in steric hindrance

Correct answer

B. Due to the greater electronegativity of the attached carbon

Step-by-step solution

The paragraph explains that the increase in acidity of carboxylic acids when attached to phenyl or vinyl groups is due to the greater electronegativity of the attached carbon.
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