Practice

on Resonance Structures - Answers

a) O3

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

O
O

O
O
O
O

b) CH3CNO

H 3C

H 3C

-2
H 3C

very low contributing resonance

H 3C

c) CH3NCO

H 3C

H 3C

-2

+2

d) CH3SCN

H 3C

H 3C

H 3C

very low contributing resonance

e) CH3NCS

H 3C

H 3C

H 3C

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

structures.

a)

-2
b)

C
C

CH 3
N

C
C

CH 3

C
C

CH 3

CH 3

CH 3

CH 3

c)

d)

f)

e)

g)
N

h)

Prepared by Jos Laboy