Abstract
QUANTUM mechanical resonance is undoubtedly a determining factor in deciding acid strength in certain cases, and empirical relations sometimes exist between the number of possible resonance structures (taken as a measure of the resonance energy) and the logarithm of the dissociation constant1.
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JENKINS, H. The Hydrogen Bond and its Influence on Acid Strength. Nature 151, 561–562 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/151561b0
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