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Which of the following is a resonance contributor of acrolein, ?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B

Resonance contributors differ only in the positions of electrons. Shifting the pi electrons of the C=C to form C=C-C and the C=O pi pair onto oxygen gives , in which the negative charge is on the more electronegative oxygen. requires a hydrogen shift and is an isomer, and the other two have the wrong charge polarity or wrong atoms.
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