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heterolepticheterolytic bond-dissociation energy
heterolysis (heterolytic)
The cleavage of a covalent bond so that both bonding electrons remain with one of the two fragments between which the bond is broken, e.g.
H02809
Heterolytic bond fission is a feature of many bimolecular reactions in solution (e.g. electrophilic substitution, nucleophilic substitution).
See also: homolysis, heterolytic bond-dissociation energy
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077 (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1120
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. doi:10.1351/goldbook.
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DOI of this term: doi:10.1351/goldbook.H02809.
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