Research Article

Ih Symmetrical (4,6)-Fullerenes and Their Local Ring Aromaticity: A First Principle Study

Table 2

The global and local NICS values of the individual n-rings in some typical π-conjugated systemsa.

NICS(1)NICS(1)LNICS(−1)NICS(−1)LNICS0NICS0L

C6H66−11.2−12.0

Antikekulene44.7−4.3
6−1.8−7.1
123.8−4.1

56.41.03.1−3.64.8−1.3
6−0.5−8.6−5.2−6.6−2.9−7.6

45.1−3.911.63.78.4−0.1
60.8−9.46.8−3.13.8−6.3
102.2−4.67.2−3.74.7−4.2

aThe -ring (), the global NICS values at 1 Å above (NICS(1)) and below (NICS(−1)) the ring, the local NICS values at 1 Å above (NICS(1)L) and below (NICS(−1)L) the ring, and the average values for the global NICS (NICS0) and local NICS (NICS0L).