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Offline sankalpmittal

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Why is Nitrogen dioxide , a strong -I producing group that fluorine , or chlorine etc ? This must mean that NO2 is more electronegative that halogens also , but why is it so ? Is it due to resonance ? Or due to the fact that its formed from a coordinate compound HNO3 ?

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Re: Question regarding -I (negative inductive effect) producing group .
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2013, 01:23:58 PM »
Why is Nitrogen dioxide , a strong -I producing group that fluorine , or chlorine etc ? This must mean that NO2 is more electronegative that halogens also , but why is it so ? Is it due to resonance ? Or due to the fact that its formed from a coordinate compound HNO3 ?

Please Help !!


Thanks in advance...  :)

I restate this question in the quote.

Anyone ? Can anyone help here ? This question is in my mind for several weeks !

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Re: Question regarding -I (negative inductive effect) producing group .
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2013, 04:57:44 PM »
Think of the formal charges associated with the nitro group.

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Re: Question regarding -I (negative inductive effect) producing group .
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2013, 02:08:20 PM »
Think of the formal charges associated with the nitro group.

Well due to -R or negative mesomeric effect , or resonance , formal charge of +1 is on the nitro group. Right ?  Is this the reason for my question ?


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