Bond angle variations in XH3 [X = N, P, As, Sb, Bi]: the critical role of Rydberg orbitals exposed using a diabatic state model.
Bond angle variations in XH3 [X = N, P, As, Sb, Bi]: the critical role of Rydberg orbitals exposed using a diabatic state model.
J. Reimers,Laura K. McKemmish,R. McKenzie,N. Hush
2015 · DOI: 10.1039/c5cp02237a
Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP · 22 Citations
TLDR
Failure of both the traditional and revised versions of the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory to explain the ground-state structures in simple terms is attributed to exclusion of this key physical interaction.