The relative strengths of some hydrocarbon derivatives of boric acid

DL Yabroff, GEK Branch, B Bettman

Index: Yabroff; Branch; Bettman Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1934 , vol. 56, p. 1850,1856

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Citation Number: 42

Abstract

Resonance.-If the group X may act as a donor of electrons in an acid of the type XB (OH) z, then the structure X+= B-(OH) z will be in resonance with the forms XB (OH) z, XB-< o+ H, and XB-/. Since the negative part of the dipole in the structure X*= B-(OH) 2 is nearer the dissociating hydrogen atom than is the positive pole, the effect of this structure is to decrease the strength of the acid. The extent of the contribution of X+= B-(OH) z to the structure of ...