Substituents on the aromatic ring systematically alter the acidity of benzoic acid derivatives
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Substituents on aromatic rings systematically modulate the electronic properties and acidity of benzoic acid derivatives, a relationship reliably tracked by Hammett parameters.
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Correlation analysis of substituent effects on the acidity of benzoic acids by the AM1 method
1989 · cited by 53
Paper [0] demonstrates through computational analysis that substituent effects systematically alter the electronic properties and gas-phase acidity of benzoic acid derivatives in correlation with Hammett constants.
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A database of steric and electronic properties of heteroaryl substituents.
2025 · cited by 3
Paper [4] establishes Hammett-type heteroaryl substituent constants based on computed heteroaryl carboxylic acid pKa values, confirming the systematic impact of ring substituents on acidity.