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Explain negative hyperconjugation in detail and also give some examples.

Explain negative hyperconjugation in detail and also give some examples.

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Vanshika Govindani
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2 years ago
Negative hyperconjugation is the donation of electron density from a filled pi or p orbital to a neighboring sigma* orbital. It is a type of resonance that can stabilize a molecule or transition state. As it adds electrons to the anti bonding orbital so it causes elongation of the sigma bond.
It is most commonly observed when sigma* is located on the C-F or C-O bonds. It does not occur to the appreciable extent in the C-H bond.
 
The picture below gives the representation of this effect:
 
 

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