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Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles And Techniques

Question
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In which C-C bond of CH3CH2CH2Br, the inductive effect is expected to be the least? 

Solution
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The inductive effect is least in C2 – C3 bond because the magnitude of inductive effect decreases as the number of intervening bonds increases.