why are nitro alkanes acidic in nature.
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Due to the presence of highly polar nitro group ,nitro compounds have strong dipole-dipole interaction. hence they posses high boiling points,much higher than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses. 1: ACIDIC NATURE : Nitro alkanes containing alpha hydrogen atoms exhibit acidic character.
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Thus 1° and 2° nitroalkanes are acidic mainly due to following two reasons, (a) Strong electron withdrawing method of the - NO2 group. ... The aci-form of nitroalkanes is relatively more acidic because it produces relatively more conjugate base
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