Chemistry, asked by Vegito7327, 11 months ago

Why is carboxylate ion more stable than phenoxide ion?

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The carboxylate ion is more stable than the phenoxide ion. This is because in the phenoxide ion, the negative charge resides on one electronegative oxygen atom and the lesser electronegative carbon atoms. Consequently their contribution towards resonance stabilisation of the phenoxide ion is less.

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