Asked by Jay111
Higher melting point between X-COOH and X-OH, which is higher? Both have hydrogen bonding, but not really sure. Does it deal with resonance structure of the conjugate base?
Answers
Answered by
DrBob222
I would go with RCOOH because O of the C=O is much more negative than the O of OH.
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.