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Ítem Analysis of the electronic delocalization in some isoelectronic analogues of B12doped with beryllium and/or carbon(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-06-07) Islas, Rafael; Inostroza, Diego; Arias-Olivares, David; Zúñiga-Gutiérrez, Bernardo; Poater, JordiIn the current work, a new family of isoelectronic analogues to B12is reported. The construction of this family was performed through the isoelectronic substitution principle to generate species such as B11C+, B11Be−, B10BeC, B10C22+, B10Be22−B9Be2C−, and B9BeC2+. The search for the global minimum was realized by utilizing genetic algorithms, while the induced magnetic field, electronic localization function, magnetic current densities, and multicenter aromaticity criteria were calculated to understand their electronic delocalization. Our results show that, in general, C atoms avoid hypercoordination, whereas we have found species with Be atoms located in hypercoordinated positions that are relatively stable. Our analysis of aromaticity indicates that B12has double σ and π disk aromaticity. Mono, double or triple substitution of B by C+or Be−reduces somewhat the aromaticity of the clusters, but less in the case of Be−substitution.Ítem Exploring the Potential Energy Surface of Medium-Sized Aromatic Polycyclic Systems with Embedded Planar Tetracoordinate Carbons: A Guided Approach(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-09) Inostroza, Diego; Leyva-Parra, Luis; Yañez, Osvaldo; Cooksy, Andrew L.; Thimmakondu, Venkatesan S.; Tiznado, WilliamThis study scrutinizes the complexities of designing and exploring the potential energy surfaces of systems containing more than twenty atoms with planar tetracoordinate carbons (ptCs). To tackle this issue, we utilized an established design rule to design a Naphtho [1,2-b:3,4-b′:5,6-b″:7,8-b′′′]tetrathiophene derivative computationally. This process began with substituting S atoms with CH− units, then replacing three sequential protons with two Si2+ units in the resultant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon polyanion. Despite not representing the global minimum, the newly designed Si8C22 system with four ptCs provided valuable insights into strategic design and potential energy surface exploration. Our results underscore the importance of employing adequate methodologies to confirm the stability of newly designed molecular structures containing planar hypercoordinate carbons. © 2023 by the authors.Ítem Planar Elongated B12 Structure in M3B12 Clusters (M = Cu-Au)(MDPI, 2023-01) Solar-Encinas, José; Vásquez-Espinal, Alejandro; Leyva-Parra, Luis; Yañez, Osvaldo; Inostroza, Diego; Valenzuela, Maria Luisa; Orellana, Walter; Tiznado, WilliamHere, it is shown that the M3B12 (M = Cu-Au) clusters’ global minima consist of an elongated planar B12 fragment connected by an in-plane linear M3 fragment. This result is striking since this B12 planar structure is not favored in the bare cluster, nor when one or two metals are added. The minimum energy structures were revealed by screening the potential energy surface using genetic algorithms and density functional theory calculations. Chemical bonding analysis shows that the strong electrostatic interactions with the metal compensate for the high energy spent in the M3 and B12 fragment distortion. Furthermore, metals participate in the delocalized π-bonds, which infers an aromatic character to these species. © 2022 by the authors.