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The pKa of the starting material (Ar-OH) is ~9, which is much more acidic than a normal alkyl alcohol (pKa ~15)? The reason is resonance

The pKa of the starting material (Ar-OH) is ~9, which is much more acidic than a normal alkyl alcohol (pKa ~15)? The reason is resonance stabilization of the conjugate base. Please draw the deprotonation of the vanillin, and no less than 5 resonance structures of the conjugate base to explain the enhanced acidity of the phenol. (There is also a 6th one, can you find it?)

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