Forty years of Clar's aromatic π-sextet rule

In 1972 Erich Clar formulated his aromatic π-sextet rule that allows discussing qualitatively the aromatic character of benzenoid species. Now, 40 years later, Clar's aromatic π-sextet rule is still a source of inspiration for many chemists. This simple rule has been validated both experimental...

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Autor: Solà i Puig, Miquel
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2013
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositório:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/13702
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/13702
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Aromaticitat (Química)
Aromaticity (Chemistry)
Compostos aromàtics
Aromatic compounds
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Resumo:In 1972 Erich Clar formulated his aromatic π-sextet rule that allows discussing qualitatively the aromatic character of benzenoid species. Now, 40 years later, Clar's aromatic π-sextet rule is still a source of inspiration for many chemists. This simple rule has been validated both experimentally and theoretically. In this review, we select some particular examples to highlight the achievement of Clar's aromatic π-sextet rule in many situations and we discuss two recent successful cases of its application