Question

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

(a) C₆H₅OH 

(b) C₆H₅NO₂ 

(c) CH₃CH = CH – CHO 

(d) C₆H₅CHO 

(e) C₆H₅-C⁺H₂ 

(f) CH₃CH=CHC⁺H₂

Answer 1

(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: