On the structure and bonding in the B4O4+ cluster: a boron oxide analogue of the 3,5-dehydrophenyl cation with [small pi] and [sigma] double aromaticity

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17,29697-29706
DOI: 10.1039/C5CP04519C, Paper

Ting Ou, Wen-Juan Tian, Xue-Rui You, Ying-Jin Wang, Kang Wang, Hua-Jin Zhai
The B₄O₄⁺ cluster has a hexagonal structure with a boroxol ring. It features double ([small pi] and [sigma]) aromaticity, akin to the 3,5-dehydrophenyl cation.
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