Bent's rule

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In a molecule, smaller bond angles are formed between electronegative @L03518@ since the @C00930@, to which the @L03518@ are attached, tends to direct bonding hybrid orbitals of greater p character towards its more electronegative substituents.
Source:
PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. (Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry) on page 1926 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'Bent's rule' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.BT07000 RIS BibTex EndNote
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