Theoretical Study of Si/C Equally Mixed Dodecahedrane Analogues

Abstract

To gain insight into the effect of Si/C arrangement on the molecular framework of strained polyhedral compounds, dodecahedrane analogues containing equal numbers of carbon and silicon (Si/C equally mixed dodecahedrane analogues) were investigated using the ab initio molecular orbital method. There are 1648 isomers for which the Si/C arrangement on the molecular framework is different. Based on the geometry optimization of all the isomers as well as the carbon and silicon analogues, the characteristics of the structure, relative energy, and strain energy of the Si/C equally mixed compounds are presented. Then, important factors controlling the relative energy, such as strain energy, are proposed through regression analysis. Also discussed is the correlation between the relative energy and the indices of Si/C dispersion, such as the number of skeletal C–Si single bonds and condensed five-membered rings constituting the polyhedral structure.

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