I said NO2 was more polar than NH2, but when I got my assignment back it was wrong..?
I hydrogenated methyl 3-nitrobenzoate into methyl 3-aminobenzoate and I took a TLC of my two compounds. Why would methyl 3-aminobenzoate be more polar than methyl 3-nitrobenzoate...
Wait, is it because the electronegativites between N and H are larger than N and O so NH2 is more polar...