Orbital hybridization: A key electronic factor in control of structure and reactivity

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 147-162

  Alabugin, Igor V ^a   Bresch, Stefan ^a   Dos Passos Gomes, Gabriel ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bent's rule; Conjugation hyperconjugation; Hybridization; Reactivity structure; Rehybridization Copyright

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

BENT'S RULE; CONJUGATION/HYPERCONJUGATION; ELECTRONIC FACTORS; HYBRIDIZATION; HYBRIDIZATION EFFECTS; ORBITAL HYBRIDIZATION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; RE-HYBRIDIZATION;

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EID: 84922912279     PISSN: 08943230     EISSN: 10991395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/poc.3382     Document Type: Review

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