The triplet state of the cyclopentadienyl cation is aromatic
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Quantum chemical calculations indicate that the triplet state of the cyclopentadienyl cation is energetically favored in the gas phase and exhibits aromatic character according to Baird's rule.
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Structural characterization and reactivity of a room-temperature-stable, antiaromatic cyclopentadienyl cation salt.
2024 · cited by 0
The study notes that quantum chemical calculations show the aromatic triplet state of the cyclopentadienyl cation is energetically favored in the gas phase.
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A new architecture for high spin organics based on Baird's rule of 4n electron triplet aromatics.
2017 · cited by 0
Computations indicate that the cyclopentadienyl cation possesses a triplet ground state that exhibits Baird aromaticity.