“Inductive” electronegativity scale

Abstract A new approach to the calculation of group electronegativity is introduced on the basis of previously elaborated additive models for steric and inductive effects. The newly derived “inductive” group-electronegativities χ I correlate well with other well-established electronegativity χ scales. A firm interrelation between three fundamental substituent characteristics: inductive and steric constants and group electronegativity is suggested.