Question

Malonic acid and succinic acid each have two different pKa values.
Malonic Acid
pKas: 2.85 and 5.70.
Succinic acid pKas: 4.20 and 5.60.

Explain clearly why the first pKa of malonic acid is lower than the first pKa of succinic acid, and why the second pKa of malonic acid is higher than the second pKa of succinic acid.

Oct 16, 2007

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