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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