Q.Explain electrometric effect with examples.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →The electromeric effect is a temporary, reagent-triggered complete shift of a pi-electron pair to one atom of a multiple bond; it exists only in the presence of the attacking reagent.
(Note: the paper prints this as 'electrometric effect' -- this is the standard organic-chemistry electronic effect properly called the 'electromeric effect', answered here.)
The electromeric effect (E effect) is observed in compounds containing a multiple bond (C=C, C=O, C≡C, etc.). When an attacking reagent approaches, the pi-electron pair of the multiple bond is transferred completely to one of the two atoms joined by that bond, generating opposite charges on the two atoms momentarily. Unlike the inductive or resonance effects (which are permanent, built-in polarisations of the molecule), the electromeric effect is temporary: it operates only in the presence of the attacking reagent and disappears the moment the reagent is removed.
Types:
- +E effect: the pi-electron pair moves towards the atom to which the attacking reagent gets attached, e.g., in the addition of an electrophile (H+) to CH2=CH2: the pi pair shifts fully onto the carbon that is NOT attacked, so that the other carbon becomes electron-deficient and bonds with H+ -- this generates the more stable carbocation, in line with Markovnikov's rule. …
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