Write two resonance structures for the benzoate ion (C6H5CO2-) that show how the negative charge is delocalized

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Write two resonance structures for the benzoate ion (C6H5CO2-) that show how the negative charge is delocalized over the two oxygens. Can the negative charge in the benzoate ion be delocalized into the aromatic ring?
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Organic Chemistry A Short Course

ISBN: 978-1111425562

13th edition

Authors: Harold Hart, Christopher M. Hadad, Leslie E. Craine, David J. Hart

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