Clar formulas: How to draw and how not to draw formulas of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

被引:36
作者
Balaban, AT [1 ]
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Marine Sci, Galveston, TX 77551 USA
关键词
clar structures; polycyclic aromatic compounds;
D O I
10.1080/10406630490424124
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Historically, the aromatic sextet originates with Crocker (2), Armit and Robinson (3), and Huckel (4). The inscribed circle for denoting an aromatic sextet was introduced by Armit and Robinson, but it was Clar who defined how the sextet was to be used in polycyclic aromatic compounds. However, in some papers a mistaken form of Clar formulas is found. The present note stipulates that such mistakes should be corrected before their acceptance in respectable in respectable scientific journals, including this Journal.
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