Three-Dimensional Aromaticity by Stacked Antiaromatic Compounds (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Three-Dimensional Aromaticity by Stacked Antiaromatic Compounds

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Antiaromatic planar norcorrole molecules form close face-to-face stacked structures with increased aromaticity. This behavior is quite different from that of planar aromatic molecules. This result is the first experimental proof for the theoretical prediction that the stacking of antiaromatic molecules may result in the formation of materials with three-dimensional aromaticity.

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Nagoya University

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