The term aromaticity is a basic, long-standing concept in chemistry that is well established for ring-shaped carbon compounds. Aromatic rings consisting solely of metal atoms were, however, heretofore ...

The installation of trifluoromethyl (CF3) and longer perfluoroalkyl chains on aromatic rings has emerged as a cornerstone of modern organic synthesis, owing to the profound influence of fluorine ...

Polycyclic aromatic compounds, characterised by fused aromatic rings, underpin advances in organic electronics, photonics and catalysis. Synthetic approaches broadly divide into bottom-up ...

Circularly conjugated compounds with 4n+2 pi-electrons are known as aromatic compounds. They are generally stable and are found in our surroundings. Conversely, anti-aromatic compounds with 4n ...

After nearly 50 years of failed attempts and scientific speculation, chemists at Saarland University have achieved what many thought might be impossible: creating a long-sought silicon-based aromatic ...