Feb
07
Aromatic carboxylic acids, such as benzoic acid, are stronger acids compared to aliphatic carboxylic acids like acetic acid. This is because benzoic acid has a pKa value of 4.2, which is slightly lower than that of acetic acid (pKa= 4.8). The carboxylic group in benzoic acid is attached to an sp2 hybridized carbon atom, which […]