Term: electronic stability
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ET07027

Definition:
Unavailability of another electronic structure (different electronic state) of lower energy with the same number of electrons.

Related Terms:
1) electronic state (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ET07026).

Source: PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. 'Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry' on page 1938 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971101919)

Citation: 'electronic stability' 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.ET07027

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