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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

My book says benzoic acid can`t go resonance due to steric reasons? So is the resonance possible shown above?

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10 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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10 Years ago
Yes,resonance is possible and aromatic carboxylic acids are involved in electrophilic substitution reactions.There is resonance for positive charge in ortho and para positions.