Table 1 Calculated electron numbers from specific carbon atoms (1–6) contributed to the respective fluxional 3c-2e π-bonds and fluxional 4c-2e σ-bond in the transition states C2v C10H10 (2) and C2v C8BH9 (11) at PBE0/6-311 + G(d) level.

From: Probing the Fluxional Bonding Nature of Rapid Cope rearrangements in Bullvalene C10H10 and Its Analogs C8H8, C9H10, and C8BH9

TSs

Atoms

3c-2e π-bonds

4c-2e σ-bond

C2v C10H10

C1(C2)

0.47

0.49

C3(C4)

1.02

—

C5(C6)

0.47

0.49

C2v C8BH9

C1(C2)

0.45

0.49

C3(C4)

1.03

—

C5(C6)

0.45

0.49