Acid Strength

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I just want to make sure my logic is sound.

In terms of acid strength:

Carboxylic Acid > Alcohol

Carboxylic Acid > Ketone ~ Aldehyde

I assume the relationship between Alcohol/Ketone/Aldehyde varies greatly by compound so I won't even bother trying to generalize those.

So Carboxylic acids are more acidic than alcohols because their conjugate base is stabilized by resonance, thus weakening the conjugate base.

And Carboxylic acids are more acidic than ketones and aldehydes because of the OH group, which is more acidic than an R group or a H, correct?

 

[Ssina]

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