Abstract
Fuse to twist: Simple thermal reactions of meso-(3-thienyl) groups in Hückel-aromatic [26]hexaphyrins (see picture, left; N blue, S yellow, F green) provide 3-thienyl-fused [28] hexaphyrins (right) that have Möbius aromatic character, as indicated by a number of spectroscopic methods.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6687-6690 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 36 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 24 Aug 2009 |
Keywords
- Aromatlcity
- Electronic structure
- Hexaphyrins
- Möbius aromaticity
- Porphyrinoids