What is "stereoelectronics"

n. (context physics chemistry English) The study of the relationship between the electronic structure of molecules and their geometry

Stereoelectronics is the study of the interplay between the electronic structure and geometry of a molecule. For example, in the case of reactant molecules with chiral isomers the electron distribution can determine the stereochemistry of the reactions of the different diastereomers.

Category:Organic chemistry Category:Quantum mechanics