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Taking the Aromaticity out of Aromatic Interactions
Author(s) -
Bloom Jacob W. G.,
Wheeler Steven E.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201102982
Subject(s) - aromaticity , delocalized electron , stacking , phrase , supramolecular chemistry , computer science , electron delocalization , non covalent interactions , chemistry , information retrieval , organic chemistry , natural language processing , crystal structure , molecule , hydrogen bond
What's in a name? The phrase “aromatic interactions” is widely used to describe noncovalent interactions involving aromatic rings. However, computed stacking energies suggest that disruption of the aromatic π delocalization can enhance many of these interactions and also render them orientation‐dependent. Because of these effects, the use of nonaromatic systems should be advantageous in supramolecular chemistry.