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.

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Meanings

nounsacrificial hyperconjugation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA 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.
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