Extremal k*-cycle resonant hexagonal chains

Wai Chee Shiu; Peter Che Bor Lam; Lian-zhu Zhang

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Extremal k*-cycle resonant hexagonal chains

Wai Chee Shiu^*, Peter Che Bor Lam, Lian-zhu Zhang

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Denote by B_n* the set of all k*-cycle resonant hexagonal chains with n hexagons. For any B_n ∈ B _n*, let m(B_n) and i(B_n) be the numbers of matchings (=the Hosoya index) and the number of independent sets (=the Merrifield-Simmons index) of B_n, respectively. In this paper, we give a characterization of the k*-cycle resonant hexagonal chains, and show that for any B_n ∈ B_n*, m(H_n) ≤ m(B_n) and i(H_n) ≥ i(B_n), where H _n is the helicene chain. Moreover, equalities hold only if B _n = H_n.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-28
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Mathematical Chemistry
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023291329478
Publication status	Published - Jan 2003

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