Answer
The nitrogen in this molecule has a negative formal charge.
Work Step by Step
Since nitrogen is from the column 5A, and since it has 6 electrons in the drawing, it will have a -1* charge.
*An extra electron means a -1 charge.
Organic Chemistry As a Second Language, 3e: First Semester Topics
by Klein, David
Published by
John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 10:
111801040X
ISBN 13:
978-1-11801-040-2
Chapter 1 - Bond-Line Drawings - 1.5 Identifying Formal Charges - Problems - Page 12: 1.36
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