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Explain why the following two structures `(I)` and `(II)` cannot be the major contributors to the real structures of `CH_3COOCH_3`.
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The structures I and II are less important contributors because they involve .charge separation.. Therefore, they do not contribute substantially towards the resonance hybrid. Further, structure I also contains a carbon atom with an incomplete octet (sextet of electrons) and therefore, its contribution is lower than that of structure II.
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