My professor sent out a review guide. One of the questions on this guide is
The carboxylic acid carbonyl oxygen is:
1. spX2
2. spX3
3. H-bond donor
4. rapidly equilibrating between spX3 and spX2
5. 1 and 3
6. 1 and 4
I chose (4) because of the resonance that can be drawn with a negative oxygen and positive carbon. However apparently the answer is (6). I don't understand how something can be equilibrating between two states and still be one of those states.
Could anyone explain?
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