The properties of flat aromatic molecules are well known to chemists, but some non-planar aromatics remain a mystery. A molecule that can twist into a Möbius band on command might shed light on ...

AUSTIN, Texas – By synthesizing a stable "antiaromatic" compound, as well as a never before seen intermediate version of that compound, chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have written ...

Researchers demonstrate high electrical conductance for an antiaromatic nickel complex -- an order of magnitude higher than for a similar aromatic complex. Since the conductance is also tunable by ...

According to the rule, a molecule is aromatic if it has 4n + 2 π electrons in a system of rings containing conjugated double bonds. That aromaticity increases the stability of the compound.

Aromatic compounds, which possess 4n + 2 π electrons, have enhanced stability thanks to electron delocalization. Antiaromatic compounds, which have 4n π electrons, aren’t delocalized and tend ...

Whereas π-stacking systems involving aromatic compounds are quite common, those made from antiaromatic units are rare. In a recent study, researchers from Japan developed modified norcorrole ...

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