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D Manjula Dhevi1, U Deva Priyakumar, G Narahari Sastry

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605 014, India.

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
|February 1, 2003
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Silicon substitution in polycyclic hydrocarbons slightly reduces aromaticity, increasing reactivity. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal changes in aromaticity metrics and electronic properties, explaining the behavior of these novel silaaromatic compounds.

Area of Science:

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Organic Chemistry

Background:

  • Aromaticity is a key concept in understanding the stability and reactivity of cyclic organic compounds.
  • Exploring silicon-containing analogues (silaaromatics) offers insights into modifying electronic and structural properties.
  • Understanding the impact of heteroatom substitution on aromaticity is crucial for designing new materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of silicon (Si) substitution on the aromaticity of polycyclic hydrocarbons.
  • To evaluate the changes in electronic properties and reactivity upon Si incorporation.
  • To analyze the factors governing the stability and reactivity of silaaromatic systems.

Main Methods:

  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations using the B3LYP functional.

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  • Assessment of aromaticity using the Harmonic Oscillator Model of Aromaticity (HOMA) and Nuclear Independent Chemical Shift (NICS) values.
  • Analysis of reaction energies via isodesmic and homodesmotic equations, chemical hardness, and out-of-plane distortion.

    • Main Results:

    • Si-substituted rings exhibit lower HOMA and higher NICS values compared to their hydrocarbon counterparts.
    • Homodesmotic equations indicate minimal loss of aromaticity upon Si substitution in polycyclic systems.
    • Silicon substitution leads to decreased chemical hardness and increased out-of-plane distortion, enhancing reactivity, particularly dimerization.

    Conclusions:

    • Silicon substitution moderately affects aromaticity in polycyclic systems, with varying predictions across different aromaticity metrics.
    • The electronic and structural modifications induced by Si substitution enhance the reactivity of silaaromatics.
    • Local softness indices effectively explain the high reactivity of certain silaaromatics towards dimerization.