Question: Use resonance forms to show that the dipolar sigma complex shown in the sulfonation of benzene has its positive charge delocalized over three carbon atoms

Use resonance forms to show that the dipolar sigma complex shown in the sulfonation of benzene has its positive charge delocalized over three carbon atoms and its negative charge delocalized over three oxygen atoms.

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