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Area of Science:

  • Quantum chemistry
  • Theoretical chemistry
  • Chemical physics

Background:

  • Clar's aromatic sextet rule is a qualitative tool for analyzing polycyclic benzenoid hydrocarbons.
  • Existing quantum chemical explanations for Clar's rule have limitations in their applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the theoretical underpinnings of Clar's aromatic sextet rule.
  • To demonstrate how electron distribution probabilities support the rule in various quantum chemical regimes.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of electron distribution over domain partitions.
  • Exploration within mean-field and static correlation frameworks.
  • Identification of domain partitions that maximize fundamental probabilities.

Main Results:

  • Fundamental probabilities associated with electron distribution support Clar's rule.
  • Domain partitions maximizing these probabilities correlate with dominant Clar structures.
  • The findings hold true in both mean-field and static correlation regimes.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a probabilistic foundation for Clar's aromatic sextet rule.
  • Maximizing electron distribution probabilities offers a novel quantum chemical basis for the rule.
  • Extending probability-maximization methods could yield new quantum chemical concepts.