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Five Key Factors That Influence Acidity

Today we’ll talk about what’s behind the trends in acidity for different molecules and discuss the most important factors that determine these values. I’ve written

7 Factors that stabilize negative charge in organic chemistry

Like I wrote about last time, it’s good – but not enough – to recognize partial charges and to figure out where they interact. Since

Evaluating Resonance Forms (1) – The Rule of Least Charges

So far I’ve talked about resonance, and introduced the curved arrow formalism to show the movement of electrons. Importantly, we’ve talked about how the “true”