Survival and extinction of delocalised ring currents in clamped benzenes

Authors
Fowler, PW Havenith, RWA Jenneskens, LW Soncini, A Steiner, E
Citation
Pw. Fowler et al., Survival and extinction of delocalised ring currents in clamped benzenes, CHEM COMMUN, (22), 2001, pp. 2386-2387
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
22
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2386 - 2387
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(2001):22<2386:SAEODR>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Direct visualisation of induced current density in clamped benzenes 1-4 dis tinguishes between saturated clamping groups, for which the central benzene ring retains a conventional diamagnetic ring current, and strongly interac ting, unsaturated clamps, for which the central ring supports only the loca lised circulations expected of a 1,3,5-cyclohexatriene with fully fixed dou ble bonds.