Abstract
The sextet polynomial of non-branched cata-condensed benzenoid molecules is proved to be related (Eq. (3)) to the characteristic polynomial of a tree.
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Gutman, I. Topological properties of benzenoid systems. Theoret. Chim. Acta 45, 309–315 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00554539
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