DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cp05071j
Abstract
The aromaticity and dynamics of a set of recently proposed neutral 5- and 6-membered heterocycles that are closed by dative (donor–acceptor) or multi-center s bonds, and have resonance forms with a Hu¨ckel number of p-electrons, are examined. The donors and acceptors in the rings include N, O, and F, and B, Be, and Mg, respectively. The planar geometry of the rings, coupled with evidence from different measures of aromaticity, namely the NICSzz, and NICSpzz components of the conventional nucleus independent chemical shifts (NICS), and ring current strengths (RCS), indicate non-trivial degrees of aromaticity in certain cases, including the cyclic C3B2OH6 and C3BOH5 isomers, both with three bonds to the O site in the ring. The former is lower in energy by at least 17.6 kcal mol1 relative to linear alternatives obtained from molecular dynamics simulations in this work. Some of the other systems examined are best described as non-aromatic. Ring opening, closing, and isomerization are observed in molecular dynamics simulations for some of the systems studied. In a few cases, the ring indeed persists.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-28-2020
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cp05071j
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Recommended Citation
Baez-Grez, Rodrigo, Diego Inostroza, Victor Garcia, Alejandro Vasquez-Espinal, Kelling J. Donald, and William Tiznado. “Aromatic Ouroboroi: Heterocycles Involving a Sigma-Donor-Acceptor Bond and 4n+2 Pi-Electrons.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22, no. 4 (January 28, 2020): 1826–32. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cp05071j.