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. 2012 Aug 31;8:1406–1442. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.8.163

Table 11.

RXRR angle, ΔHOMO-LUMO and character of the lone pair of Lewis bases.

system angle
(RXRR)a
ΔHOMO–LUMO
[a.u.]
lone pair character

NH3 112.1° 0.3463 25.3% s
75.6% p
PH3 93.8° 0.3154 54.2% s
45.8% p
NMe3 124.8° 0.3027 15.9% s
84.1% p
PMe3 101.2° 0.2914 53.5% s
46.5% p
NPh3 179.2° 0.1756 0.0% s
100.0% p
PPh3 106.1° 0.1976 48.9% s
51.1% p

aX = N or P; R = C or H.