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Calculations on the lowest energy state of planar methane
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EngineeringPhysicsLowest Energy StateSmall DistortionsNatural SciencesChemical BondSpectra-structure CorrelationPhysical ChemistryPlanar MethaneComputational ChemistryThermodynamicsQuantum ChemistryChemistryHydrogenCoal Bed Methane
Calculations show that the lowest energy state of planar methane is a triplet which is stable to all small distortions; this result is relevant to the possibility of preparing a molecule with planar 4-co-ordinate carbon.