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Chapter 7, Problem 7.22A
Start with the electron-dot structure for the cyanate ion shown in Problem 7.21.
(a) Use curved arrows to convert the original structure into two additional electron-dot structures.
(b) Calculate the formal charge on each atom in all three resonance structures, and decide which makes the largest contribution to the resonance hybrid.
(c) Which bond do you predict to be the shortest (carbon-nitrogen or carbon-oxygen)?
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