Aromaticity: Quo Vadis

Gabriel Merino; Miquel Solà; Israel Fernández; Cina Foroutan-Nejad; Paolo Lazzeretti; Gernot Frenking; Harry L. Anderson; Dage Sundholm; Fernando P. Cossío; Marina A. Petrukhina; Jishan Wu; Judy I. Wu; Albeiro Restrepo

doi:10.1039/d2sc04998h

Aromaticity: Quo Vadis

Gabriel Merino
, Miquel Solà
, Israel Fernández
, Cina Foroutan-Nejad
, Paolo Lazzeretti
, Gernot Frenking
, Harry L. Anderson
, Dage Sundholm
, Fernando P. Cossío
, Marina A. Petrukhina
, Jishan Wu
, Judy I. Wu
, Albeiro Restrepo

Chemistry

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Abstract

Aromaticity is one of the most deeply rooted concepts in chemistry. But why, if two-thirds of existing compounds can be classified as aromatic, is there no consensus on what aromaticity is? σ−, π−, δ−, spherical, Möbius, or all-metal aromaticity… why are so many attributes needed to specify a property? Is aromaticity a dubious concept? This perspective aims to reflect where the aromaticity community is and where it is going.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5569-5576
Number of pages	8
Journal	Chemical Science
Volume	14
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc04998h
State	Published - Feb 22 2023

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