https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.BT07002
The energy required to break a given type of bond between atoms in certain @V06588@ states. An averaged bond energy is commonly derived by dissecting the heat of atomization of a molecule into contributions of individual bonds. For molecules with localized bonds, the heats of atomization (formation) are usually well approximated by the sum of pertinent averaged bond energies.
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PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. (Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry) on page 1927 [Terms] [Paper]