Draw the preferred Lewis structures for the following molecu

Draw the preferred Lewis structures for the following molecules. Place them in order of decreasing bond order (i.e. highest first) of the CO bond. Circle the formula of the molecule containing the strongest CO bond. (a) CH3C(O)CH2P(O)(OH)2 (b) CO (c) CH3OCH3 Questions to consider: (i) How do you determine bond order of a particular bond from a Lewis structure? (ii) For a bond containing the same pair of atoms, what property of that bond in its Lewis structure governs relative bond strength?

Solution

(b) CO