u/ChairInternational60

Why are methyl groups more electronegative than oxygen and nitrogen in this diagram?

Why are methyl groups more electronegative than oxygen and nitrogen in this diagram?

Hi all, really struggling to understand this diagram as im a high school student doing some extra research

https://preview.redd.it/2maqsorkhd1h1.png?width=1549&format=png&auto=webp&s=7d969408630418122029b9b9fd0c34c8e3a54f5e

Isn't black supposed to signify more electron dense regions? if so why is the ch3 pulling them stronger than more electronegative species? AI was useless unfortunately.

here's the paper: https://www.rjb.ro/articles/391/art02Oanca.pdf

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u/ChairInternational60 — 7 days ago