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SUBMITTER: K Macedo G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7178782 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
K Macedo Gabriel G Haiduke Roberto L A RLA
ACS omega 20200409 15
The substituent effect on the covalent character of C-H bonds in methane derivatives is evaluated by means of local descriptors based on the topology of the electron density. Halogens, -OH, -SH, =O, =S, -NO<sub>2</sub>, -NH<sub>2</sub>, and -OCH<sub>3</sub> increase the covalent character of the remaining C-H bonds, while alkaline metals (-Li and -Na) result in the opposite trend. This study proposes that the inductive effect is due to polarization changes driven by substituent charges. ...[more]