The number of resonance structures for N is
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JEE Advanced 2015 · Paper 1, Chemistry question 22
Answer and worked solution
Official answer: 9
N. NaOH deprotonates 2-naphthol to 2-naphthoxide, N.
Resonance structures.
- Three structures keep the charge on oxygen, one for each Kekulé arrangement of the naphthalene rings.
- Six more form C=O and place the negative charge on ring carbons conjugated with it, in the same ring and, through the shared bond, in the other ring.
Answer: 9