The role of σ and π stabilization in benzene, allyl cation and allyl anion. A canonical orbital energy derivative study

Alberto Gobbi, Yukio Yamaguchi, Gernot Frenking, Henry F. Schaefer

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Abstract

The orbital energy second derivatives with respect to the CC asymmetric stretchibng mode of benzene, allyl cation and allyl anion show unambigiously that the π orbitals are unstable with respect to a distorted geometry with alternating CC bonds. It is the σ frame which enforces the D6h form of benzene and the C2v form of the allyl anion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-31
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume244
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Sep 1995
Externally publishedYes

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