Preferred Label : resonance energy;
IUPAC definition : The difference in potential energy between the actual molecular entity and the contributing
structure of lowest potential energy. The resonance energy cannot be measured, but
only estimated, since contributing structures are not observable molecular entities.;
Origin ID : R05333;
See also
The difference in potential energy between the actual molecular entity and the contributing
structure of lowest potential energy. The resonance energy cannot be measured, but
only estimated, since contributing structures are not observable molecular entities.