Abstract

The greater acidity of formic acid than of ethanol is interpreted in terms of a coupled polarization and charge transfer effect rather than a resonance effect or a field/inductive effect. The wider significance of this interpretation is briefly discussed. The greater acidity of HCOOH than of CH 3CH 2OH is interpreted in terms of a coupled polarization and charge transfer effect rather than a resonance effect or a field/inductive effect. The wider significance of this interpretation is briefly discussed.

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