Structures and Aromaticity of Three-membered BeXP （X = C,Si, Ge） and CYP （Y = O,S, Se） Rings

Three-membered BeXP （X = C, Si, Ge） and CYP （Y = O, S, Se） rings are theoretically investigated using density functional theory （DFT） methods at the B3LYP/6-311＋G^＊ and B3PW91/6-311＋G^＊ levels of theory. The research results show that the size of atoms has a great influence on the structural stability of these species. The wiberg bond indexs （WBIs） suggest the existence of delocalization in these structures. Negative nucleus-independent chemical shift （NICS） values for these species indicate that a strong ring current exists in these three-membered structures （Cs symmetry）. A detailed molecular orbital （MO） analysis further reveals that a delocalized π MO strengthens the structural stability and makes these species show strong aromatic characters.