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ChemistryGOCInductive EffectMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice
Arrange the following carboxylate ions in decreasing order of stability.
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
Options:
Answer:
A
Solution:
The -I effect of stabilises (a). Isobutyrate (c) has two +I methyl groups on the α carbon, which destabilise it more than the one H of acetate.
Order : a b c.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Inductive Effect
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