Global aromaticity at the nanoscale.


Journal

Nature chemistry
ISSN: 1755-4349
Titre abrégé: Nat Chem
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101499734

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 2020
Historique:
received: 26 06 2019
accepted: 20 11 2019
pubmed: 22 1 2020
medline: 22 1 2020
entrez: 22 1 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Aromaticity can be defined by the ability of a molecule to sustain a ring current when placed in a magnetic field. Hückel's rule states that molecular rings with [4n + 2] π-electrons are aromatic, with an induced magnetization that opposes the external field inside the ring, whereas those with 4n π-electrons are antiaromatic, with the opposite magnetization. This rule reliably predicts the behaviour of small molecules, typically with fewer than 22 π-electrons (n = 5). It is not clear whether aromaticity has a size limit, or whether Hückel's rule extends to much larger macrocycles. Here, we present evidence for global aromaticity in porphyrin nanorings with circuits of up to 162 π-electrons (n = 40); aromaticity is controlled by changing the constitution, oxidation state and conformation. Whenever a ring current is observed, its direction is correctly predicted by Hückel's rule. The largest ring currents occur when the porphyrin units have fractional oxidation states.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31959963
doi: 10.1038/s41557-019-0398-3
pii: 10.1038/s41557-019-0398-3
pmc: PMC7049293
mid: EMS85001
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

236-241

Subventions

Organisme : European Research Council
ID : 320969
Pays : International

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Auteurs

Michel Rickhaus (M)

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Michael Jirasek (M)

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Lara Tejerina (L)

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Henrik Gotfredsen (H)

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Martin D Peeks (MD)

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Renée Haver (R)

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Hua-Wei Jiang (HW)

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Timothy D W Claridge (TDW)

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Harry L Anderson (HL)

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. harry.anderson@chem.ox.ac.uk.

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