Arsole Aromaticity Revisited

Authors: Johansson, M. P.; Juselius, J.

Source: Letters in Organic Chemistry, Volume 2, Number 5, August 2005 , pp. 469-474(6)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

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Abstract:

Using quantum chemical methodology, we reinvestigate the aromaticity of the much debated arsole, using the newly developed gauge-including magnetically induced currents (GIMIC) method. GIMIC provides a quantitative measure of the induced ring current strength, showing arsole to be moderately aromatic. Comparison is made with pyrrole, phosphole, and cyclopentadiene.

Keywords: aromaticity; arsenic; heterocycles; small ring systems; quantum chemistry

Document Type: Review article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570178054405968

Affiliations: 1: Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Instruction in Swedish, P. O. Box 55, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.

Publication date: 2005-08-01

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