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ChemistryGOCRESONANCE AND MESOMERIC EFFECTMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice
Which oxygen atom has the greater electron density in methyl acetate ?
Options:
Answer:
A
Solution:
The lone pair on the ester oxygen is delocalised into the carbonyl group (+R), so that oxygen carries a partial positive character and its electron density falls.
In the same resonance the carbonyl oxygen gains negative charge, so the carbonyl oxygen has the greater electron density.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:RESONANCE AND MESOMERIC EFFECT
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