1. A Review of General Chemistry
Lewis Structure
2PRACTICE PROBLEM
Methyl diazoacetate decomposes to give molecular nitrogen and a carbene upon strong heating. Draw the appropriate Lewis structure of the carbene.
(A carbene is a molecule that contains a neutral divalent carbon atom with two unshared valence electrons)
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Methyl diazoacetate
Methyl diazoacetate decomposes to give molecular nitrogen and a carbene upon strong heating. Draw the appropriate Lewis structure of the carbene.
(A carbene is a molecule that contains a neutral divalent carbon atom with two unshared valence electrons)
Methyl diazoacetate