Term: angular overlap model (AOM)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.AT06986

Definition:
A method of description of transition metal–ligand interactions and main group stereochemistry, whose basic assumption is that the strength of a bond formed using atomic orbitals on two atoms is related to the magnitude of overlap of the two orbitals.

Source: PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. 'Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry' on page 1923 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971101919)

Citation: 'angular overlap model (AOM)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.AT06986

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