What is ... aromaticity: a critique of the concept of aromaticity-can it really be defined?

被引:196
作者
Stanger, Amnon [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Schulich Fac Chem, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel
[2] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Lise Meitner Minerva Ctr Computat Quantum Chem, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel
关键词
INDEPENDENT CHEMICAL-SHIFTS; INDUCED BOND LOCALIZATION; MOLECULAR-ORBITAL CALCULATIONS; RING CURRENTS; COMPLEXED BENZANNULENE; DELOCALIZATION INDEXES; DIFFERENT STORY; PI-ELECTRONS; AB-INITIO; VITAMIN-E;
D O I
10.1039/b816811c
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Aromaticity has been a basic concept in chemistry for many years, yet it is poorly understood. This Feature Article introduces some questions regarding the concept, describes major paradigms in the field, and emphasizes the contradictions and paradoxes between these paradigms, and between different measures of aromaticity.
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页码:1939 / 1947
页数:9
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