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The studies performed during the last ten years on the possibility to determine an aromaticity criterion based on the energy of the occupied π orbitals has been described. The evolution of the research studies to obtain the D criterion defined as {[π1+ Σn2(π1-πn)]0/[π1+ Σn2(π1- πn)]} x a was described. The correlations between D and some other common aromaticity criteria have been presented showing a good relationship between D and other aromatic criteria; D values were used to determine some limits of other aromatic criteria. The role of both DFT functionals and basis sets have been discussed.
Keywords: Aromaticity, Π orbitals, DFT calculation, pentatomic heterocycles, hexaatomic aromatic compounds, condensed aromatic compounds, annulenes, substituted aromatic compounds.
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Current Organic Chemistry
Title:An Approach to the Aromaticity Based on the Energy of the Occupied π Orbitals
Volume: 20 Issue: 9
Keywords: Aromaticity, Π orbitals, DFT calculation, pentatomic heterocycles, hexaatomic aromatic compounds, condensed aromatic compounds, annulenes, substituted aromatic compounds.
Abstract: The studies performed during the last ten years on the possibility to determine an aromaticity criterion based on the energy of the occupied π orbitals has been described. The evolution of the research studies to obtain the D criterion defined as {[π1+ Σn2(π1-πn)]0/[π1+ Σn2(π1- πn)]} x a was described. The correlations between D and some other common aromaticity criteria have been presented showing a good relationship between D and other aromatic criteria; D values were used to determine some limits of other aromatic criteria. The role of both DFT functionals and basis sets have been discussed.
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An Approach to the Aromaticity Based on the Energy of the Occupied π Orbitals, Current Organic Chemistry 2016; 20 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272820666151105191551
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272820666151105191551 |
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