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Why does Acetone has higher dipole moment as compared to formaldehyde, even though the methyl groups in acetone should considerably reduce the positive charge on carbon?

Swaraj Panda , 10 Years ago
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Arun Kumar

Last Activity: 10 Years ago

It has greater stabilisation than methyl.

and consider this a exception.

Arun Kumar
IIT Delhi
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