Polarisation of electrons in acrolein (CH_2=CH-CH=O) may be written as:

JEE Main Chemistry question

Polarisation of electrons in acrolein () may be written as:

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

In this conjugated -unsaturated carbonyl (an enal), resonance delocalises electron density from the terminal (beta) carbon toward the electronegative oxygen through the conjugated

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