eclipsed (eclipsing)

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Two atoms or groups attached to adjacent atoms are said to be eclipsed if the @T06406@ between the three bonds is zero (or approximately so).
See:
bisecting conformation
,
eclipsing strain
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2206 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'eclipsed (eclipsing)' 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.E01884 RIS BibTex EndNote
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