Aromaticity: Quo Vadis.

Authors :: Merino G
Solà M
Fernández I
Foroutan-Nejad C
Lazzeretti P
Frenking G
Anderson HL
Sundholm D
Cossío FP
Petrukhina MA
Wu J
Wu JI
Restrepo A
Source :: Chemical science [Chem Sci] 2023 Feb 22; Vol. 14 (21), pp. 5569-5576. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 22 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Aromaticity is one of the most deeply rooted concepts in chemistry. But why, if two-thirds of existing compounds can be classified as aromatic, is there no consensus on what aromaticity is? σ-, π-, δ-, spherical, Möbius, or all-metal aromaticity… why are so many attributes needed to specify a property? Is aromaticity a dubious concept? This perspective aims to reflect where the aromaticity community is and where it is going.<br />Competing Interests: There are no conflicts to declare.<br /> (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.)