Chapter 6, Problem 6.16P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The stronger acid between ${{\text{(CH}}_{\text{3}}\text{)}}_{\text{2}}{\text{C=OH}}^{\text{+}}$ and ${{\text{(CH}}_{\text{3}}\text{)}}_{\text{2}}{\text{CH-OH}}_{\text{2}}{}^{\text{+}}$ is to be predicted.

Concept introduction:

The relative acidity of molecules is based on the stability of the charged species. Greater the stability of positively charged species, stronger is the acid. The increase in effective electronegativity of an atom bearing a positive charge decreases the stability of charged species. The effective electronegativity of an atom increases in the order ${\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}{\text{ < sp}}^{\text{2}}<\text{sp}$.