nitroacetic acid

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nitroacetic acid

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carboxylic acid
Acidity
…acid than acetic acid, and nitroacetic acid, NO₂CH₂ COOH, is even stronger. (The NO₂ group is a very strong electron-withdrawing group.) An even greater effect is found in trichloroacetic acid, Cl₃CCOOH, whose acid strength is about the same as that of hydrochloric acid.
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…acid than acetic acid, and nitroacetic acid, NO₂CH₂ COOH, is even stronger. (The NO₂ group is a very strong electron-withdrawing group.) An even greater effect is found in trichloroacetic acid, Cl₃CCOOH, whose acid strength is about the same as that of hydrochloric acid.
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