Dielectric vs. chemical approach

This equation works also quite well for the aromatics and the halogenated solvents, but it does not hold for the protic solvents. For these, the predicted values of the dielectric constants are orders of magnitude too large, revealing how poorly the associates are dissoci- 

Along fliese lines the dieleetrie and the ehemieal approach are brought under one roof. The statement, however, that the terms good acceptor solvent and highly polar solvenf may be used synonymously would seem, though true, to be provocative. 

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