Practice

on Resonance Structures - Answers

1. For each of the following draw reasonable resonance structures.



a) O3 O O

O O O O


-2

H 3C C N O C N O
b) CH3CNO H 3C C N O
H 3C

very low contributing resonance




N C O H 3C N C O N C O
c) CH3NCO
H 3C H 3C

highly contributing


-2
+2
d) CH3SCN S C N S C N H 3C S C N
H 3C H 3C
very low contributing resonance

highly contributing

e) CH3NCS N C S H 3C N C S N C S
H 3C H 3C

highly contributing
















2. Draw reasonable resonance structures for each of the following molecular
structures.

a) O C S O C S O C S

-2

b) N N O N N O N N O



CH 3 CH 3 CH 3

c) N N C N N C N N C

C CH 3 C CH 3 C CH 3

O
O
O


O O
O O O O

d)

O O O O O
e)

O O O
O O

O O O O

O O O O
f)

N N N
N

O
O O O

g)
N N N N N N N N




H H H H H

B B B
B B

h)

N N N N N

H

H H
H H

i)

N N N


O O O
j)
N C N N
N
N
O
N
O
O



O O O O O
k)

Prepared by José Laboy