
%0 Journal Article
%A Haddon, RC 
%T Quantum chemical studies in the design of organic metals. III. Odd-alternant hydrocarbons&#8211;The phenalenyl (ply) system
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1975/11/01
%V 28
%N 11
%P 2343-2351
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9752343
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9752343 
%X The MINDO/3 SCF MO method has been used to investigate the equilibrium geometries, electronic structure and ground state properties of ply and its univalent ions. The results indicate that ply has a low energy of disproportionation and that electron addition or removal leads to little structural change. From an analysis of the results it is concluded that odd-alternant hydrocarbons, and systems based on the ply nucleus in particular, have many of the characteristics which are considered to be important in the design of organic metals and superconductors. 
