Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 488.

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Aromaticity of Various Possible Isomers of C36X(X=O,NH,S)

Ablikim Kerim   

  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xinjiang University,Urumqi 830046,China
  • Received:2005-09-27 Online:2006-03-10 Published:2006-03-10

Abstract:

The topological resonance energy method was applied to all the open structure isomers(both cations and anions) of C36X(X=O,NH,S) to investigate their aromaticity. The calculation results show that: (1) the aromaticity of C36X are higher than C36. (2) The C36X cations with negative resonance energies are predicted to be antiaromatic,whereas the C36X anions with positive resonance energies possess aromatic character. (3) Among the D6h and D2d isomers of C36,the most stable members are those with heteroatoms X added to the 5-5 bond. The possible way for preparing stable metallofullerenes from the anions of C36X is discussed. The aromaticity of C36X cations and anions are interpreted.

Key words: Topological resonance energy method; Fullerene; C36; Aromaticity

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