isoelectronic

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Two or more @M03986@ are described as isoelectronic if they have the same number of @V06588@ electrons and the same structure, i.e. number and @C01274@ of atoms, but differ in some of the elements involved. Thus: CO, N2 and NO+ are isoelectronic. CH2=C=O and CH2=N=N are isoelectronic.
CH3COCH3
and
CH3N=NCH3
have the same number of electrons, but have different structures, hence they are not described as isoelectronic.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1128 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'isoelectronic' 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.I03276 RIS BibTex EndNote
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