Why is the first structure on the left more stable than the second one on the right?
In the first one the angle between the two pair of nonbonding electrons is about 120° which is a lot less than that in the second structure. And it is also very well known that lone pair-lone pair repulsions are worse than bonding pair-bonding pair repulsions. So why is the first structure more stable?
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