Aromaticity with a Twist: Möbius [4n]Annulenes
Organic Letters2002Vol. 4(20), pp. 3431–3434
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Abstract
Aromatic Möbius [4n]annulenes with 4n pi electrons, originally conceived by Heilbronner, are characterized computationally. These (CH)(12), (CH)(16), and (CH)(20) minima have nearly equal C-C bond lengths, small twist angles around the rings, and magnetic properties (NICS, nucleus-independent chemical shifts--see above at various positions in [16]annulene--and magnetic susceptibility exaltations) indicating significantly diatropic ring currents. The Möbius forms are not the most stable isomers but may contribute significantly to the chemistry of these annulenes. [structure: see text]
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