TY - JOUR T1 - Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Oxyradical Stability JO - Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences VL - 1 SP - 48 EP - 53 PY - 2010 DA - 2010/01 SN - 1 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/jams.011310.012010a UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jams/8064.html KW - graphene edge, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, oxidation, aromaticity. AB -

A simple connection is established between aromaticity and overall stability of five-ring linear polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxyradicals. A chemically intuitive model is developed that exhibits a linear trend between an inexpensive geometric measure of aromaticity and the energetic stability of a model graphene edge with oxygen at different positions. It is believed to be an important step in establishing reaction pathways of soot and graphene oxidation.