Substituent Modulated Adaptive Aromaticity in NHC-Pyrrolyl Cations: A Combined DFT and Machine Learning Study

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Substituents can modulate adaptive aromaticity to stabilize intrinsically antiaromatic 4π-electron NHC-pyrrolyl cations. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Sohail H. Dar; Jun Zhu

doi:10.1039/d6cp00728g

January 1, 2026Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Substituent Modulated Adaptive Aromaticity in NHC-Pyrrolyl Cations: A Combined DFT and Machine Learning Study

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Key Points

This study aims to explore how substituents influence the stability and aromaticity of 4π-electron systems in NHC-pyrrolyl cations.
Utilized combined DFT (density functional theory) and machine learning approaches to analyze cation stability.
Examined the effects of different substituents on aromaticity metrics.
Conducted computational simulations to derive conclusions about thermodynamic properties.
Demonstrated that certain substituents significantly enhance the stability of 4π-electron systems (effect size not quantified in provided text).
Revealed a correlation between substituent type and improvement in thermodynamic stability (specific data not provided).
Findings suggest possible new pathways to stabilize inherently unstable compounds through strategic modifications.

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Study demonstrated the effect of substituent modifications on aromaticity in n-cyclic compounds, suggesting new stabilization methods.

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Dar et al. (2026) studied this question.

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