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  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Actinide Chemistry

Background:

  • The Möbius rule predicts aromaticity in planar four-membered rings with four mobile electrons.
  • Such compounds typically exhibit anti-aromaticity, hindering experimental recognition.
  • Actinide elements offer unique electronic properties for exploring novel bonding.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the aromaticity of a quasi-square four-membered actinide compound.
  • To determine if the compound satisfies the Möbius rule for electron delocalization.
  • To explore the potential of actinides in novel aromatic systems.

Main Methods:

  • Computational analysis using the block-localized wavefunction method.
  • Assessment of delocalization energies for sigma and pi electrons.
  • Calculation of extra cyclic resonance energy (ECRE).

Main Results:

  • A quasi-square four-membered actinide compound (Pa2B2) was identified as doubly Möbius aromatic.
  • The molecule possesses four delocalized pi electrons and four delocalized sigma electrons.
  • Significant delocalization energies (up to 65.0 kcal/mol for pi, 72.3 kcal/mol for sigma) and a large ECRE (45 kcal/mol) were calculated.

Conclusions:

  • The Pa2B2 compound provides the first experimental evidence of double Möbius aromaticity in a four-membered ring system.
  • This discovery validates the Möbius rule for both sigma and pi electron systems in actinides.
  • The findings expand the understanding of aromaticity and open new possibilities for actinide-based materials.