Abstract
Molecular orbital calculations have been conducted on a series of planar, cyclic, completely conjugated carbenes and their nonplanar isomers. Energy surfaces have been probed using reaction coordinate diagrams and vibrational force constant calculations. The importance of the nonplanar allenic and carbenic isomers is emphasized. In most cases, planar, cyclic, completely conjugated carbenes are not found to be energy minima.
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