Original scientific paper

On the Aromatic Stabilities of Polyacenes and Helicenes

Milan Randić ; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa 50311 and Ames Laboratory-DOE, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
Benjamin M. Gimarc ; Department of Chemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, USA
Nenad Trinajstić ; Department of Chemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, USA

Abstract

The conjugated circuits model is used to predict the aromatic stabilities of polyacenes and helicenes. Helicenes are predicted to be always more stable than the corresponding polyacenes. This is supported by the available experimental findings.

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Hrčak ID:

177357

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/177357

Publication date:

20.6.1986.

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