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Comparative studies have beer, described between X-ray analyses (1a: Pnma (
No. 62), a = 9.069(4) Angstrom, b = 6.411(4) Angstrom, c = 12.299(3) Angstr
om, U = 715.1(5) Angstrom (3), Z=4, Dc = 1.3339 gcm(-3), R = 0.052, and R-w
= 0.066 for 599 independent observed reflections, Ib: P2(1)/m (No. = 91.80
(6)degrees, U = 321.8(4) Angstrom (3), Z=2, Dc=1.487 gcm(-3); R=0.052, and
R-w=0.063 for 599 independent observed reflections) and molecular orbital c
alculations of pyridazinium (1a) and pyrazinium (1b) dicyanomethylides. Gen
erally, ab initio calculations reproduce the geometry better than semi-empi
rical methods.