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Does Phosgene Have Resonance Structures?

Sophia Al-Mansoor • • 4 min read
Does Phosgene Have Resonance Structures?

Phosgene (Cl2CO) is a poisonous gas that was used as a chemical weapon during World War I, and it is a potential agent for chemical terrorism. Draw the Lewis structure

Lewis structure
The Lewis structure was named after Gilbert N. Lewis, who introduced it in his 1916 article The Atom and the Molecule. Lewis structures extend the concept of the electron dot diagram by adding lines between atoms to represent shared pairs in a chemical bond.
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of phosgene. Include all three resonance forms by alternating the double bond among the three terminal atoms.

Which resonance structure of phosgene is the best?

The first resonance structure is the best as all the atoms show zero formal charges.

Which molecules can have resonance structures?

A molecule can have resonance structures when it has a lone pair or a double bond on the atom next to a double bond.

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