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Inside Back Cover: Septulene: The Heptagonal Homologue of Kekulene (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51/2012)
Author(s) -
Kumar Bharat,
Viboh Ruth L.,
Bonifacio Margel C.,
Thompson William B.,
Buttrick Jonathan C.,
Westlake Babe C.,
Kim MinSoo,
Zoellner Robert W.,
Varganov Sergey A.,
Mörschel Philipp,
Teteruk Jaroslav,
Schmidt Martin U.,
King Benjamin T.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201209345
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , int , stereochemistry , chemistry , combinatorics , computer science , mathematics , engineering , mechanical engineering , operating system
The seven‐sided homologue of kekulene, septulene, has properties that are striking similar to kekulene. The Clar structures get it right by emphasizing the similarities between septulene and kekulene, but the Kekulé structures get it wrong by emphasizing the differences between septulene and kekulene. In their Communication on page 12 795 ff., B. King and co‐workers describe the synthesis and properties of septulene, and discuss how this molecule serves to differentiate Clar and Kekulé structures.