Nagoya, Japan - Aromatic molecules consist of planar carbon-based rings with alternating single and double (π) bonds. These molecules contain 4n+2 (n = 0, 1, 2 ...) π electrons--π electrons are those ...

Aromatic interactions, particularly the non‐covalent π–π stacking between aromatic rings, are emerging as a vital design principle in polymer science and nanoparticle engineering. These interactions ...

Biological macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids can fold into complex shapes with well-defined architectures. A team led by Sijbren Otto of the University of Groningen, in collaboration ...

Researchers found that antiaromatic planar norcorrole molecules can form close face-to-face interactions to give structures with increased aromaticity. This behavior is quite different from that of ...