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What is the difference between inductive effect and resonance effect?

The inductive effect works through sigma bonds and fades with distance; resonance works through pi systems and can act over long conjugation.

The inductive effect works through sigma bonds and fades with distance; resonance works through pi systems and can act over long conjugation. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

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