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Structures and Energetics of the tert ‐Butyl Cation: The Final Answer or a Never‐Ending Story?
Author(s) -
Feng Hao,
Sun Weiguo,
Xie Yaoming,
Schaefer Henry F.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201100797
Subject(s) - energetics , symmetry (geometry) , theoretical physics , chemistry , philosophy , physics , mathematical economics , geometry , thermodynamics , mathematics
Not C 3 v , not C 3 h , but Cssymmetry! High‐level theory resolves the controversy concerning the equilibrium geometry of the tert ‐butyl cation (see figure). However, many mysteries remain.