Abstract

Dewar's recent definition of resonance energy (1) for hydrocarbons is extended to molecules containing oxygen, and resonance energy values are calculated from experimental heats of formation for a variety of conjugated organic compounds. A simple additivity scheme is proposed whereby resonance energies and heats of formation can be accurately estimated for benzenoid systems.

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