Our understanding of aromaticity, a concept that underpins life itself, has been thrown into chaos. But from the ashes have risen powerful new tools including supercharged solar cells and a Jekyll-and-Hyde material powered by 'antiaromaticity'
Our understanding of aromaticity, a concept that underpins life itself, has been thrown into chaos. But from the ashes have risen powerful new tools including supercharged solar cells and a Jekyll-and-Hyde material powered by"antiaromaticity"In 1862, a chemist nodded off in front of a fire and began to dream.
It may not have quite the drama of Archimedes running through the streets naked, but, in its own way, it was a eureka moment. Benzene turned out to be the archetype of a compound with a property called aromaticity, now recognised as among the most important ideas in chemistry. Instead of standard bonds, aromatic molecules contain dynamic, ring-shaped bonding that endows them with incredible stability and a raft of other handy properties.
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