Electronic structure origins of radical character in triangular fused acenes: sextet stabilization vs. antiaromaticity release
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Triangular acenes display size-dependent radical character arising from the interplay between Clar's sextet stabilization and the release of cyclobutadiene antiaromaticity.
Source: Organic Chemistry Frontiers
DOI: 10.1039/d5qo01343g
Authors: José Aarón Rodríguez-Jiménez, Jan Patrick Calupitan, David Casanova
Language: English
Subfield: Organic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7106815837
