draw the resonance structure of benzaldehyde

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draw the resonance structure of benzaldehyde

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Benzaldehyde-Aldehyde functional group is attached to the benzene ring, aldehyde carbonyl is polar C=O with carbon +ve and oxygen- ve partial charges and withdraw the electron density from benzene ring. 

In the resonance structure of benzaldehyde the benzene ring with carbocation at ortho and para position. 

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