KnowraElectron-deficient compoundLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Electron-deficient compound, each with the reason it gives.All 6Related 2Narrower topic 2Compared with 2Octet ruleCompared with: Such compounds can remain stable without giving every atom an octet.18-electron ruleCompared with: Many stable complexes are electron-deficient relative to 18, showing the heuristic has exceptions.