Term: stereoelectronic control
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05978

Definition:
Control of the nature of the products of a chemical reaction (or of its rate) by stereoelectronic factors. The term is usually applied in the framework of an orbital approximation. The variations of molecular orbital energies with relative nuclear geometry (along a reaction coordinate) are then seen as consequences of variations in basis-orbital overlaps.

Related Terms:
1) stereoelectronic (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05977).
2) molecular orbital (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03996).
3) reaction coordinate (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05168).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2218 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)

Citation: 'stereoelectronic control' 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.S05978

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