Aromaticity plays a big role in acids and bases, typically covered at the orgo 2 level. Substituted aromatic compounds can have varying acid strength based on the type AND location of the substituent. This video takes you through a series of aromatic acid comparisons.
(click HERE to watch this video on YouTube. Transcript coming soon)
santosh kumar says
ok thank you
jarvis says
Now I understand you
Shrangare Abhinaya says
HELPED ME A LOT!!!
Could you please provide link for basicity of aromatic compounds.
simran says
thats just beautiful…. thanks a lot for all your efforts and keep it up !!
Anonymous says
Thank you Leah! So Ortho/Para positions give extra resonance which gives more stability of conj base and thus stronger acid 🙂
Leah4sci says
You’re welcome!