Real space electron delocalization, resonance, and aromaticity in chemistry

The concept of delocalization, resonance and aromaticity are commonly discussed within electronic structure frameworks relying on specific wave function expansions. Here the authors propose a redefinition of these concepts from first-principles by investigating saddle points of the all-electron prob...

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Main Authors: Leonard Reuter, Arne Lüchow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25091-8