Given that neutral resonance structures are preferred overall, when a resonance structure absolutely must bear a negative charge somewhere,place it on the atom best able to stabilize that charge.Since, in essence, “basicity is the opposite of stability”, this is the same as saying, “put the...
7. How To Determine The Acidity Of Compounds That Aren’t on the pKachart One of the keys to using a pKatable is to start byidentifying the key functional group(s) present andbe familiar with their acidities. Two of the molecules below might look a little scary because they are so hug...