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The multiplicity and the full spin of the ground state of large alternate molecules with conjugated bonds are considered. It is strictly shown that if the numbers of starred and unstarred atoms (say, carbon) differ from each other the full spin of the molecule is more than zero. Some possible planar and linear molecules having the full spin to be proportional to their sizes are presented. Particularly, they would be ferromagnets at infinite sizes.
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Ovchinnikov, A.A. Multiplicity of the ground state of large alternant organic molecules with conjugated bonds. Theoret. Chim. Acta 47, 297–304 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00549259
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00549259