Draw the resonance structures for the following compounds. Show the electron shift using curved-arrow notation.

C₆H₅OH

Which of the two: O₂NCH₂CH₂O^– or CH₃CH₂O^– is expected to be more stable and why?

Explain why alkyl groups act as electron donors when attached to a π system.

Draw the resonance structures for the following compounds. Show the electron shift using curved-arrow notation.

C₆H₅NO₂

Draw the resonance structures for the following compounds. Show the electron shift using curved-arrow notation.

CH₃CH=CHCHO