ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Kekulé structures of 10 nonlinear acenes comprising 83 graphs are studied through the use of connectivities [M. Randić, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 97, 6609 (1975)] of their corresponding submolecules [H. Joela, Theor. Chim. Acta 39, 241 (1975)]. In certain rare cases states were identified to have identical branching indices but different Kekulé indices [A. Graovac, I. Gutman, M. Randić, and N. Trinajstić, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 95, 6267 (1973)]. Such states are termed pseudodegenerate states. A method is described to forecast and another to remedy such situations. The method emphasizes the relation between VB (resonance) and MO theories using graph-theoretical concepts.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560210503