I keep getting “Resonance” questions wrong in Organic Chemistry — Basic Concepts. What's the trap?
believing the separate resonance structures actually exist and interconvert.
The usual trap: believing the separate resonance structures actually exist and interconvert. How to avoid it: the real molecule is a single averaged hybrid of all structures. Go back to the definition — delocalisation of electrons over several atoms, giving extra stability.
Key point
Resonance
Common mistake
believing the separate resonance structures actually exist and interconvert.
Memory tip
the real molecule is a single averaged hybrid of all structures.
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