A Periodic Table for Benzenoid Hydrocarbon Isomer Classes and Beyond

Jerry Ray Dias

doi:10.1071/CH04119

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A Periodic Table for Benzenoid Hydrocarbon Isomer Classes and Beyond

Jerry Ray Dias ^A

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^A Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA. Email: DiasJ@umkc.edu

Jerry Ray Dias studied organosilicon synthesis under Raph J. Fessenden (San Jose State University, 1965), steroid synthesis under George R. Pettit (Arizona State University, 1970), and fundamentals of mass spectrometry under Carl Djerassi (Stanford University, 1970â€“72). He was a Fulbright Fellow (Ljubljana University, 1980), an Invited Lecturer at Yan Tai Teacher's College (Shandong Province, 1990), and a UKC Trustee Research Fellow (1995â€“96 and 2002â€“03). His twofold research has organized the field of benzenoids into a systematic framework and has led to the synthesis of bile acid derivatives with novel molecular architectures.

Australian Journal of Chemistry 57(11) 1039-1049 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH04119
Submitted: 5 May 2004 Accepted: 25 August 2004 Published: 1 November 2004

Abstract

The Periodic Table of Atomic Elements is a two-dimensional array (spreadsheet) generated according to an aufbau principle. As will be illustrated by a Formula Periodic Table for Benzenoid Hydrocarbons, this construction turns out to be more general than heretofore realized. These ‘super spreadsheets’ have a unique structure of their own, which contains chemical information in compact form. The concept of a periodic table set is like the concept of a group in mathematics. Once their respective criteria are fulfilled, one can anticipate their characteristic set properties. As such, a periodic table set is a useful mnemonic device for organizing, studying, and understanding property trends in large classes of related molecules. The Periodic Table for Benzenoid Hydrocarbons has organized this class of hydrocarbons into a systematic framework and has led to the identification of a new topological paradigm.

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