When Acetaldehyde (CH₃CHO) Is Deprotonated, the Resulting Anion Is Stabilized

question 55

Essay

When acetaldehyde (CH₃CHO) is deprotonated, the resulting anion is stabilized by resonance. Draw the major resonance contributing forms of this anion.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus.

Resistance To Extinction

The phenomenon where a learned behavior persists even after the reinforcement previously maintaining it is removed, highlighting the behavior's resilience.

Conditioned Stimuli

Previously neutral stimuli that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, elicit a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimuli

A stimulus that naturally triggers a reflexive response without prior conditioning.