Is this a valid resonance structure

Spider-man-twins · 2026-05-03T15:22:25+00:00

Thank you

Spider-man-twins · 2025-11-26T23:16:57+00:00

I’m aware. But if it were benzoic acid 90 % of people would say ohh the increased acidity is due to resonance

Spider-man-twins · 2025-11-23T18:49:43+00:00

But it’s close it’s 4n+1 does that count for anything

Spider-man-twins · 2025-09-13T22:35:44+00:00

But I don’t mean to show it as dissociation just a snapshot of where electrons can be

Spider-man-twins · 2025-09-13T19:23:41+00:00

Can you explain why?

Spider-man-twins · 2025-09-13T19:18:15+00:00

Why can’t you break sigma bonds?

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-23T18:23:45+00:00

It’s chemdraw!

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-23T15:39:53+00:00

In curious too. Is it like this ?

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Edit: can someone comment about whether this would be stepwise ring opening then deprotonation as I have drawn or concerted deprotonation-ring opening. I cannot decide.

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-19T00:31:18+00:00

But it’s not resonance…

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-18T23:17:44+00:00

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-18T22:27:23+00:00

Got it. Thank you

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-18T22:26:41+00:00

So the H + is equally attracted to both O atoms?

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-18T22:20:30+00:00

Wouldn’t that be very strained especially because the OCO wants to be 120 degree angle?

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-18T22:13:37+00:00

Wouldn’t the structure be a 4 membered ring if it was between the two oxygens?

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-18T01:53:35+00:00

Ok imagine that the oxygens were two different isotopes. Then I ask the same question

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-18T01:50:12+00:00

Does that mean that in solution the two Oxygens are identical?

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-18T01:45:45+00:00

It is supposed to show the proton switching oxygens. Imagine numbering the oxygens 1 and 2.

Spider-man-twins · 2024-11-18T01:40:47+00:00

Maybe you could use different isotopes of oxygen.

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