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Experimental and Theoretical Observations of Aromaticity in Heterocyclic XAl3− (X=Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) Systems

Xi Li, Haifeng Zhang, Lai‐Sheng Wang, Aleksey E. Kuznetsov, Nathan A. Cannon, Alexander I. Boldyrev

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The concept of aromaticity is extended to a series of bimetallic heterocyclic species of general formula XAl3− (X = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb). The delocalization of the π electrons is important for the stability of the cyclic aromatic structure (see picture).

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The concept of aromaticity is extended to a series of bimetallic heterocyclic species of general formula XAl3− (X = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb). The delocalization of the π electrons is important for the stability of the cyclic aromatic structure (see picture).

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The concept of aromaticity is extended to a series of bimetallic heterocyclic species of general formula XAl3− (X = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb). The delocalization of the π electrons is important for the stability of the cyclic aromatic structure (see picture).

Key concepts: Aromaticity, Electron delocalization, Bimetallic strip, Delocalized electron, Computational chemistry, Chemistry, Crystallography, Organic chemistry

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