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. 2023 Jun 2;88(13):7940–7952. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02936

Table 3. Statistical Data on dCY = aσ + b Correlations in Y–R–X Systems with a Given Number (n) of Repeatable Units in R for a Series of Substituents X = NO2, CN, Cl, H, OH, NH2.

    Y = NO2dCY = aσp + b
Y = OdCY = aσp + b
R n a·102 ±se·102 %shortest r2 a·102 ±se·102 %shortest r2
polyene 1 2.587 0.835 100 0.706 –1.864 0.125 100 0.982
  2 1.635 0.240 63 0.921 –1.321 0.055 71 0.993
  3 1.230 0.118 48 0.964 –1.009 0.075 54 0.978
  4 0.981 0.069 38 0.981 –0.813 0.072 44 0.970
  5 0.809 0.040 31 0.990 –0.685 0.062 37 0.968
polyyne 1 1.701 0.463 100 0.771 –1.890 0.434 100 0.826
  2 1.209 0.251 71 0.853 –1.311 0.163 69 0.941
  3 0.898 0.158 53 0.889 –1.000 0.080 53 0.975
  4 0.693 0.108 41 0.911 –0.774 0.061 41 0.976
  5 0.548 0.075 32 0.930 –0.625 0.052 33 0.973
acene 1 1.663 0.303 100 0.882 –1.162 0.047 100 0.994
  2 0.961 0.106 58 0.954 –0.810 0.073 70 0.969
  3 0.616 0.034 37 0.988 –0.600 0.055 52 0.967
  4 0.445 0.018 27 0.993 –0.483 0.052 42 0.956