A New Class of Polygonal Systems Representing Polycyclic Conjugated Hydrocarbons

Di-4-catafusenes are defined as catacondensed polygonal systems consisting of two tetragons each and otherwise only hexagons. Di- 4-catafusenes are enumerated by combinatorial constructions and by computer programming. For the unbranched systems (nonhelicenic + helicenic), as the main result of the present work, a complete mathematical solution is reported. A new algebraic approach has been employed, which involves a triangular matrix with some interesting mathematical properties