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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

The polarization of electron density in acrolein (CH₂=CH–CHO) may be written as

Answer: (D)

Solution

Conjugation in the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl draws electron density toward the more electronegative oxygen (CH₂=CH–CHO ↔ ⁺CH₂–CH=CH–O⁻), leaving

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