Consider the structures of 2-nitrophenol and 3-nitrophenol. These compounds have very different pKa values. Predict which one

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Consider the structures of 2-nitrophenol and 3-nitrophenol. These compounds have very different pKa values. Predict which one has the lower pKa, and explain why. (In order to solve this problem, you must draw the structure of each nitro group.)

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0470917800

1st edition

Authors: David R. Klein

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