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sacrificial hyperconjugation

sacrificial hyperconjugation noun: a phenomenon where the delocalization of σ-electrons into an adjacent π-system or p-orbital leads to a canonical structure that lacks a formal covalent bond between a carbon and a hydrogen atom.

Noun

sacrificial hyperconjugation (uncountable)

  1. A phenomenon where the delocalization of σ-electrons into an adjacent π-system or p-orbital leads to a canonical structure that lacks a formal covalent bond between a carbon and a hydrogen atom.

Questions about sacrificial hyperconjugation

What does sacrificial hyperconjugation mean?
Sacrificial hyperconjugation means a phenomenon where the delocalization of σ-electrons into an adjacent π-system or p-orbital leads to a canonical structure that lacks a formal covalent bond between a carbon and a hydrogen atom.
What part of speech is sacrificial hyperconjugation?
Sacrificial hyperconjugation is a noun.

Words near sacrificial hyperconjugation in the dictionary

  1. sacrificest
  2. sacrificeth
  3. sacrificial
  4. sacrificial anode
  5. sacrificial anodes
  6. sacrificial hyperconjugation
  7. sacrificial lamb
  8. sacrificial lambs
  9. sacrificial poet
  10. sacrificial poets
  11. sacrificialism

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