Resonance (Chemistry)

cosmos 4th November 2016 at 2:43pm

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A resonance or mesomerism is a way of describing delocalized electrons within certain molecules or polyatomic ions where the bonding cannot be expressed by one single Lewis structure. A molecule or ion with such delocalized electrons is represented by several contributing structures[2] (also called resonance structures or canonical structures).

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These are found, for instance, in Aromatic compounds, like Benzene

Conjugated systems

Resonance is most often found in Conjugated systems