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A study of polyaromatic hydrocarbons by semiempirical PM3 and ab initio methods in MINI and STO 6G-31 bases has been performed for compounds with different numbers of rings. The optimized space and electronic structures have been derived. The multiplicity states effect on the energetic stability of the polyaromatic hydrocarbons is examined. It is shown that the high multiplicity states become more energetically preferable with the growth of the PAH size.

Interaction of the previously described [V. D. Khavryuchenko, Y. A. Tarasenko, V. V. Strelko, O. V. Khavryuchenko and V. V. Lisnyak, Quantum chemical study of polyaromatic hydrocarbons in high multiplicity states, Int. J. Modern. Phys. B21, 4507 (2007), in press] polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) C₉₆H₂₄ with dioxygen molecule and KO₂ have been quantum chemically examined. The probability of existence of the oxygen superoxide ion-radical O₂ adsorbed on the surface of the PAH is critically discussed.