Organic Chemistry As a Second Language, 3e: First Semester Topics

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Chapter 2 - Resonance - 2.3 The Two Commandments - Problems - Page 26: 2.10

Answer

This arrow violates the first commandment.

Work Step by Step

The tail of the arrow is on a single bond, which violates the first commandment because, after the arrow, the bond between the carbon and the oxygen would completely break.
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