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Bo-Long Poh
School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Received 6 November 1985.
Abstract
The Taft's σ value of any given alkyl substituent can be calculated from the equation σ = −0.255 σb + 0.461 since the value of σb, an alkyl substituent constant, of any alkyl group can be obtained from the C---C and C---H bond refractions.
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