What is the difference between the inductive effect and the resonance effect?
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Inductive effect
Resonance effect
The inductive effect is those effects that are caused due to transmission of electrical charge, throughout the chain.
Resonance effect is those effect that describes the stability of the molecule, because of the interaction of pi electrons.
The inductive effect occurs due to the polarization of the bonds.
The resonance effect can occur due to the presence of single and double bonds.
It can be affected by the electronegativities of the atoms.
It can be affected by the arrangement of double bonds.
The inductive effect can be shown as:
An inductive effect arises because chlorine is much more electronegative than a carbon atom and therefore it inductively attracts the electron density from the ring.
The resonance effect can be shown as:
The resonance effect is seen due to the pi bonds of benzene.
