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Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles And Techniques

Question
CBSEENCH11007569

Draw the resonance structures for the following compounds. Show the electron shift using curved arrow notation:
straight C subscript 6 straight H subscript 5 OH space left parenthesis Phenol right parenthesis

Solution

Write the structures and put unshared pairs of valence electrons on appropriate atoms. Then draw the arrows to indicate the movement of electrons. 
 C6H5OH (Phenol):