Organic Chemistry - Formal Charges

carbon with a positive charge

3 bonds

carbon with a neutral charge

4 bonds

carbon with a negative charge

2 bonds and 2 lone pairs

nitrogen with a positive charge

4 bonds, no lone pairs

nitrogen with a neutral charge

3 bonds and 1 lone pair

nitrogen with a negative charge

2 bonds and 2 lone pairs

oxygen with a positive charge

3 bonds and 1 lone pair

oxygen with a neutral charge

2 bonds and 2 lone pairs

oxygen with a negative charge

1 bond and 3 lone pairs

halogens with a positive charge

2 bonds and 2 lone pairs

halogens with a neutral charge

1 bond and 3 lone pairs

hydrogen with a positive charge

no bonds

hydrogen with a neutral charge

1 bond