The Möbius strip, a twisted loop with one continuous surface, is inspiring chemists to create novel molecular structures.
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In @science.org this week, Harry Anderson's group finally put their cyclic carbon allotrope into solution. The, well, solution to getting it there? Protection by catenation--have a look!
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This unusual half-Möbius molecule is the first example of a structure that becomes more aromatic as it becomes less symmetric.
The looped molecule’s unusual shape could unlock strange physical properties
Cyclo[N]carbons, molecular rings consisting solely of N carbon atoms, have previously been studied in the gas phase and on surfaces at cryogenic temperatures, but they are generally considered too rea...
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Twisted structure is an unprecedented case of a compound that becomes aromatic by breaking its own symmetry
Can I flip it? Yes you can!
Elusive pillar[5]arene conformation formed by flipping an aromatic ring with mechanical force!
An @angewandtechemie.bsky.social hat trick for Lei with the help of @tomasnicolas.bsky.social and @ironcevic.bsky.social !
Read at doi.org/10.1002/anie.202516485
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We did some pretty twisted stuff and Science liked it: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Stereoisomers of C13Cl2 exhibiting helical orbitals around a ring of carbon atoms were synthesized by atom manipulation on NaCl surfaces. We resolved the enantiomeric geometries of the singlet states ...
