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A014236
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Expansion of g.f.: 2*x*(1-x)/((1-2*x)*(1-2*x^2)).
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3
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0, 2, 2, 8, 12, 32, 56, 128, 240, 512, 992, 2048, 4032, 8192, 16256, 32768, 65280, 131072, 261632, 524288, 1047552, 2097152, 4192256, 8388608, 16773120, 33554432, 67100672, 134217728, 268419072, 536870912, 1073709056, 2147483648, 4294901760, 8589934592
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENTS
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Number of symmetric chiral (optically active) isomers possible for organic compounds with n distinct carbon atoms.
A020522 interleaved with A004171 and apparently the number of asymmetric Dyck (n+2)-paths with exactly half of the steps lying between the first and last peaks; e.g. all asymmetric 3-paths (UU*DDU*D and U*DUU*DD) comply so a(1)=2. - David Scambler, Sep 14 2012
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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a(n) = 2^((n - 2)/2)*(2^((n + 2)/2) - 1 - (-1)^n).
E.g.f.: exp(2*x) - cosh(sqrt(2)*x). (End)
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MAPLE
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f := n -> if n mod 2 = 0 then 2^n-2^(n/2) else 2^n; fi;
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MATHEMATICA
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CoefficientList[Series[2x (1-x)/((1-2x)(1-2x^2)), {x, 0, 30}], x] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{2, 2, -4}, {0, 2, 2}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 04 2018 *)
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PROG
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(PARI) my(x='x+O('x^30)); concat([0], Vec(2*x*(1-x)/((1-2*x)*(1-2*x^2)))) \\ G. C. Greubel, Jun 22 2019
(Magma) R<x>:=PowerSeriesRing(Integers(), 30); [0] cat Coefficients(R!( 2*x*(1-x)/((1-2*x)*(1-2*x^2)) )); // G. C. Greubel, Jun 22 2019
(Sage) (2*x*(1-x)/((1-2*x)*(1-2*x^2))).series(x, 30).coefficients(x, sparse=False) # G. C. Greubel, Jun 22 2019
(GAP) a:=[0, 2, 2];; for n in [4..30] do a[n]:=2*a[n-1]+2*a[n-2]-4*a[n-3]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Jun 22 2019
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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Paul F. Hudrlik (hudrlik(AT)scs.howard.edu)
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EXTENSIONS
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STATUS
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approved
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