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Give explanations for the following observations. (a)    pKn values for CF3CO2H and CH3CO2...

Give explanations for the following observations.

(a)    pKn values for CF3CO2H and CH3CO2H are 0.23 and 4.75, respectively.


(b)    The dipole moment of a gas phase NH3 molecule is 1.47 D, but that of NF3 is 0.24 D.


(c)     In electrophilic substitution reactions in monosubstituted aryl compounds C61T4X, X — Me is activating and ortho- and /wra-directing, whereas X = CF3 is deactivating and meta- directing.

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