--- title: "Resonance Structure Templates with Curly Arrows | MolDraw" url: https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance/ description: "26 resonance templates: Resonance structure templates with curly arrows between contributors: acetate and carboxylate ions, benzene Kekulé structures…" lang: en publisher: Scidart Academy generated: 2026-10-28 --- [MolDraw](https://www.moldraw.com/) › [Templates](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/) › Resonance # Resonance templates 26 templates · 3 free to download · for high school, A-level, AP and university chemistry Resonance structure templates with curly arrows between contributors: acetate and carboxylate ions, benzene Kekulé structures, carbonate, amides, enolates, acylium and guanidinium ions, allyl and benzyl systems, naphthalene and more. Use them to teach delocalisation, formal charge and why some ions are especially stable. [![Acetate and carboxylate ions template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-acetate.webp)**Acetate and carboxylate ions**Free](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-acetate/)[![Benzene (Kekulé structures) template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-benzene.webp)**Benzene (Kekulé structures)**Free](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-benzene/)[![Carbonate ion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-carbonate.webp)**Carbonate ion**Free](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-carbonate/)[![Carboxylic acid and ester template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-acid-ester.webp)**Carboxylic acid and ester**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-acid-ester/)[![Amide resonance template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-amide.webp)**Amide resonance**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-amide/)[![Enolate ion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-enolate.webp)**Enolate ion**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-enolate/)[![Acylium ion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-acylium.webp)**Acylium ion**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-acylium/)[![Guanidinium ion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-guanidinium.webp)**Guanidinium ion**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-guanidinium/)[![Allyl cation, radical and anion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-allyl.webp)**Allyl cation, radical and anion**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-allyl/)[![Benzyl cation template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-benzyl-cation.webp)**Benzyl cation**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-benzyl-cation/)[![Butadiene and an enone template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-conjugated.webp)**Butadiene and an enone**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-conjugated/)[![Naphthalene template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-naphthalene.webp)**Naphthalene**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-naphthalene/)[![Phenoxide ion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-phenoxide.webp)**Phenoxide ion**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-phenoxide/)[![Aniline template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-aniline.webp)**Aniline**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-aniline/)[![Nitrobenzene template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-nitrobenzene.webp)**Nitrobenzene**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-nitrobenzene/)[![Pyridine template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-pyridine.webp)**Pyridine**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-pyridine/)[![Pyrrole template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-pyrrole.webp)**Pyrrole**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-pyrrole/)[![Nitro group (nitromethane) template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-nitromethane.webp)**Nitro group (nitromethane)**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-nitromethane/)[![Azide group (methyl azide) template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-azide.webp)**Azide group (methyl azide)**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-azide/)[![Cyanate and thiocyanate ions template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-cyanate-thiocyanate.webp)**Cyanate and thiocyanate ions**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-cyanate-thiocyanate/)[![Nitrate ion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-nitrate.webp)**Nitrate ion**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-nitrate/)[![Nitrite ion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-nitrite.webp)**Nitrite ion**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-nitrite/)[![Ozone template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-ozone.webp)**Ozone**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-ozone/)[![Sulfur dioxide template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-sulfur-dioxide.webp)**Sulfur dioxide**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-sulfur-dioxide/)[![Sulfate ion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-sulfate.webp)**Sulfate ion**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-sulfate/)[![Phosphate ion template preview](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-phosphate.webp)**Phosphate ion**Premium](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/resonance-phosphate/) ## Frequently asked questions ### How are resonance structures shown? Each contributor is drawn separately, joined by double-headed resonance arrows, with curly arrows showing how the electrons move from one contributor to the next. ### Is the resonance hybrid shown? Where it helps, yes: several templates add the hybrid with partial bonds and partial charges after the contributors. ### Are the resonance templates free? 3 of the 26 resonance templates are free to download. 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