Abstract

The language of the chemist is used in order to argue that intuitive “arrow pushing” is not theoretically justified, i.e. trends traditionally attributed to the contribution of certain resonance structures can actually be due to the contribution of entirely different resonance structures. The hyperconjugation recipe of “arrow pushing” is investigated and the approach used is illustrated by reference to reactions of the type 2 MAD → MA 2 + MD 2 and to conformational isomerism.

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