The inductive effect is commonly used to explain how an electronegative atom (such as fluorine or chlorine) pulls the electron density through a molecule’s chain of single bonds. To get an idea of how ...

A foundational chemistry concept found in textbooks for almost 100 years may have been taught incorrectly. Researchers say the inductive effect in neutral molecules appears to extend only across one ...

Every first-year organic chemistry student learns early on about the inductive effect, which describes how certain atoms’ electronegativity can affect other atoms in the same molecule. This subtle ...