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Resonance Effects on Acidity: Phenoxide

Organic

Resonance structures of the phenoxide ion showing the negative charge delocalized around the benzene ring.

Acids & bases

The negative charge of phenoxide spreads around the ring by resonance, stabilizing the conjugate base and making phenol more acidic.

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