New answers tagged inductive-effect
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Are alkyl groups electron withdrawing?
The answers here seem to keep repeating the myth that alkyl groups are inductively electron-donating.
Full disclosure. I'm the lead author on this paper, and have spent the last year (with my ...
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Are alkyl groups electron withdrawing?
Alkyl groups are indeed electron donating groups by two effects:- Inductive effect (+I) and hyperconjugation (H). If it was otherwise, then it won't be able to explain stuff like stability of tertiary ...
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