Aromaticity reversals and their effect on bonding in the low-lying electronic states of cyclooctatetraene
Peter B. Karadakov, Nicholas Preston
Abstract
Aromaticity reversals and their effect on bonding in the low-lying electronic states of cyclooctatetraene are investigated through a visual approach which examines variations in isotropic magnetic shielding in the space surrounding the molecule.
Topics & Concepts
CyclooctatetraeneAromaticityIsotropyChemistryLyingMoleculeAntiaromaticityElectromagnetic shieldingComputational chemistryCrystallographyChemical physicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryRadiologyMedicineSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsFullerene Chemistry and ApplicationsGraph theory and applications