Term: nonbonded interactions
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04183

Definition:
intramolecular attractions or repulsions between atoms that are not directly linked to each other, affecting the thermodynamic stability of the chemical species concerned.

Related Terms:
1) eclipsing strain (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E01886).
2) transannular strain (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06434).
3) intramolecular (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03130).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2212 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)

Citation: 'nonbonded interactions' 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.N04183

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