3. All of the structures must be proper Lewis Structures. H H 0—H Lewis structure This is not a proper resonance H-C=O-H structure for methanol because carbon has five bonds. H
3. All of the structures must be proper Lewis Structures. H C H H O H Lewis Structure H C H H O H - + This is not a proper resonance structure for methanol because carbon has five bonds
12. 5B Estimating the relative stability of resonance structures a. The more covalent bonds a structure has, the more stable it is 1.3-butadiene + H2C=AA=CH2+ H2 C--CH2 H2CA-A -CH most stable because it contains more covalent bonds
12.5B Estimating the relative stability of resonance structures a. The more covalent bonds a structure has, the more stable it is. H2C C H C H CH2 H2C C H C H CH2 + - H2C C H C H CH2 - + most stable because it contains more covalent bonds 1,3-butadiene