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Chapter 2, Problem 2.35

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Use resonance structures to help you identify all sites of high electron density (d-) in the following compound: OH

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QUESTION:

Use resonance structures to help you identify all sites of high electron density (d-) in the following compound: OH

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First, donate the allylic lone pair of the oxygen to form a lone pair and a new carbanion. These double bonds are all conjugated, so moving one allylic lone pair creates a new allylic lone pair. Continue to make resonance structures by moving allylic lone pairs to give the following structures.

     

 

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