title: Clar theory for molecular benzenoids.
abstract: Eric Clar's ideas concerning "aromatic sextets" are extended to a quantitative format in terms of a polynomial called the "Clar 2-nomial", along with related derivative quantities. The quantification is successfully tested to make correlations with a selection of numerical data, including resonance energies, bond lengths, and NICS ring-aromaticity values.
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University at Galveston, MARS, 5007 Avenue U, Texas 77551, USA. anirbanmisra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Anirban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morikawa