Draw the resonance structures for the following compounds. Show the electron shift using curved-arrow notation.

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Draw the resonance structures for the following compounds. Show the electron shift using curved-arrow notation. 

(a) C6H5OH 

(b) C6H5NO

(c) CH3CH = CH – CHO 

(d) C6H5CHO 

(e) C6H5-C+H2 

(f) CH3CH=CHC+H2

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answered Oct 12, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 60 409 931
selected Oct 12, 2017 by sanjeev
 
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(a) The structure of C6H5OH is: 

The resonating structures of phenol are represented as: 

(b) The structure of C6H5NO2 is: 

The resonating structures of nitro benzene are represented as: 

(c) CH3CH = CH – CHO 

he resonating structures of the given compound are represented as: 

(d) The structure of C6H5CHO is: 

The resonating structures of benzaldehyde are represented as: 

(e) C6H5CH2

The resonating structures of the given compound are: 

(f) CH3 CH = CH CH2

The resonating structures of the given compound are: 

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