
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dias, Jerry Ray 
T1  - Valence-Bond and H&#252;ckel Molecular Orbital Diradicals&#8212;Alternant versus Nonalternant Effects
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 56
IS  - 12
SP  - 1225
EP  - 1232
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH02221 
N2  - Two distinct classes of diradicals are examined and compared. Valence-bond diradicals are topologically enforced, whereas H&#252;ckel molecular orbital diradicals can undergo skeletal distortions and transform to a nonradical form and tend to gain or lose electrons to form stable polyions. Alternant hydrocarbon diradicals are nonpolar species and nonalternant hydrocarbon diradicals tend to be polar species and less prevalent. 
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