Show how resonance can occur in the following organic ions: (a) Acetate ion, CH 3 CO 2
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Show how resonance can occur in the following organic ions:
(a) Acetate ion, CH3CO2;
(b) Enolate ion, CH2COCH3–, which has one resonance structure with a C=C double bond and an —O– group on the central carbon atom;
(c) Allyl cation, CH2 CHCH2+;
(d) Amidate ion, CH3 CONH– (the O and the N atoms are both bonded to the second C atom).
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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight
ISBN: 9781464183959
7th Edition
Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman
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