18-valence-electron rule lighted planar tetracoordinate carbon and nitrogen: the global energy minima of CAl<sub>4</sub>Zn and NAl<sub>4</sub>Zn<sup>+</sup>
Xiu-dong Jia, Zhiwei Du
Abstract
The exploration of planar hypercoordinate carbon (phC) is challenging and significant.
Topics & Concepts
TetracoordinatePlanarNitrogenValence (chemistry)Carbon fibersMaxima and minimaValence electronElectronChemistryAtomic physicsCrystallographyMaterials sciencePhysicsMathematicsNuclear physicsComputer graphics (images)Composite numberMathematical analysisComputer scienceComposite materialOrganic chemistryBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsInorganic Chemistry and Materials