iTeachChemi
iTeachChem3mo ago
Shhh

+R -I of benzene

Um... it's kinda troubling to me that if we say overall effect of benzene is -I then how's benzenoic acid less acidic than formic acid...

Additionally I even saw that we can just find conjugate like in benzoic acid coo- forms and coo- starts to give +I which is balanced in it but the same ain't even balanced in formic acid so shouldn't it be less acidic??
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