Organic Chemistry (6th Edition)
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Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 20.2, Problem 3P
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Interpretation: Using the given experimental results, the resonance description of the relative stability of acid chlorides as compared to amides is to be explained.
Concept introduction: Resonance is used to depict the delocalization of electrons in a compound. As
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