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Aromatic compounds: A ring made up solely of metal atoms
ResearchAromatic Compounds: A Ring Made up Solely of Metal Atoms Press Release No. 75/2024 27 June 2024 Heidelberg chemists characterise new basic structure in the field of aromaticity The term aromaticity is a basic, long-standing concept in chemistry that is well established for ring-shaped carbon compounds.
The research team led by Prof. Dr Lutz Greb, a scientist at Heidelberg University’s Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, recently succeeded in isolating such a metal ring and describing it in full. The illustration shows a first aromatic ring (purple) made up solely of metal atoms, surrounded by a molecular shell that inhibits possible decomposition reactions. R. Yadav, A. Maiti, M. Schorpp, J. Graf, F. Weigend & L. Greb: Supramolecular trapping of a cationic all-metal σ-aromatic {Bi4} ring.
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