Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore, Singapore.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 119260, Singapore, Singapore.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2017 Sep 11;56(38):11415-11419. doi: 10.1002/anie.201704805. Epub 2017 Jun 29.
Cyclopenta ring fused bisanthene and its charged species were synthesized. The neutral compound has an open-shell singlet ground state and displays global anti-aromaticity. The dication also exhibits singlet diradical character but has a unique [10]annulene-within-[18]annulene global aromatic structure. The dianion is closed-shell singlet in the ground state and shows global aromaticity with 22 π electrons delocalized on the periphery. These findings prrovide new insight into the design and properties of global aromatic/anti-aromatic systems based on π-conjugated polycyclic hydrocarbons.
并环双苝及其带电物种被合成。中性化合物具有开壳单重基态,表现出全局反芳香性。二阳离子也表现出单重自由基特征,但具有独特的[10]轮烯内[18]轮烯全局芳香结构。二阴离子在基态中为闭壳单重态,具有全局芳香性,22 个π电子在其外围离域。这些发现为基于π共轭多环烃的全局芳香/反芳香体系的设计和性质提供了新的见解。