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H02842

homoconjugation
1. Association between a base and its conjugate acid through a hydrogen bond (B ... HB+ or AH ... A). Homoassociation is a more appropriate term for this phenomenon. 2. The orbital overlap of two -systems separated by a non-conjugating group, such as CH2. See also: conjugate acidbase pair, conjugated system, homoaromatic
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Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 1077 (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1121

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