Electron pushing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013063",
  "term": "Electron pushing",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A symbolic convention used to represent the movement of electrons during a chemical reaction or in the interconversion of resonance forms. Curved arrows, also called curly arrows, are drawn to show the flow of an electron pair from its source (a lone pair or a bond) to its destination (an atom or a new bond position). This formalism provides a visual tool for tracking bond-making and bond-breaking steps in a reaction mechanism.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "curly arrows",
    "resonance form"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 353. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 410 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1010)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/electron-pushing/"
}