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ArticleJournal of chemical education2026

Rethinking the Nature and Extent of Inductive Effects in Organic Compounds.

Mark C Elliott, Edwin C Johnson, Kasimir P Gregory, Colan E Hughes

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Article in Journal of chemical education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mark C ElliottSchool of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0132-0818
Edwin C JohnsonCollege of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2308 NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0092-1008
Kasimir P GregorySchool of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8055-370X
Colan E HughesSchool of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2374-2763

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inductive effect is generally taught as being transmitted through the σ-bond framework in organic molecules, diminishing with each bond. This historical position does not align with more recent studies, and we show that the inductive effect in neutral molecules is effectively limited to one bond. Evidence of onward transmission (e.g.,

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Carboxylic AcidsComputational ChemistryCovalent BondingFirst-Year Undergraduate/GeneralMisconceptions/Discrepant EventsOrganic ChemistryPhysical Chemistry

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PMID42294479
PMCPMC13262726

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