2022
DOI: 10.1002/poc.4438
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Deciphering the role of (anti)aromaticity in cofacial excimers of linear acenes

Abstract: Excited state aromaticity is a stimulating area of research, widely used as a probe to describe and rationalize many photochemical phenomena. Herein, we review some of the recent findings of unprecedented aromatic stabilization in spin singlet excimer and through-space aromatic character in triplet excimers of a series of linear [n]acenes, as paramount examples of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). This review also provides insights on the

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“…The excited‐state homoaromatic characters of these latter species were examined based on various aromaticity indicators including C⋅⋅⋅C homoconjugative distances ( r (C⋅⋅⋅C)), ACID plots, NICS scans and ISE values in the T 1 state, and r (C⋅⋅⋅C) in the S 1 state. In general, this Baird homoaromaticity should provide extra stabilization to photochemical reaction intermediates, [172] and similar through‐space conjugation leading to excited‐state homoaromaticity has been used to rationalize computational findings on exciplex formation in the T 1 states of benzene, naphthalene and anthracene [173,174] …”
Section: Relief Of Esaamentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The excited‐state homoaromatic characters of these latter species were examined based on various aromaticity indicators including C⋅⋅⋅C homoconjugative distances ( r (C⋅⋅⋅C)), ACID plots, NICS scans and ISE values in the T 1 state, and r (C⋅⋅⋅C) in the S 1 state. In general, this Baird homoaromaticity should provide extra stabilization to photochemical reaction intermediates, [172] and similar through‐space conjugation leading to excited‐state homoaromaticity has been used to rationalize computational findings on exciplex formation in the T 1 states of benzene, naphthalene and anthracene [173,174] …”
Section: Relief Of Esaamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[172] and similar through-space conjugation leading to excited-state homoaromaticity has been used to rationalize computational findings on exciplex formation in the T 1 states of benzene, naphthalene and anthracene. [173,174] In addition to protonation, the ESAA character of benzene in T 1 can be diminished through hydrogen atom abstraction from triethylhydrosilane by benzene as also this breaks the cyclic π-conjugation (Figure 19A). [102] Thus, Baird-antiaromatic [4n + 2]annulenes should be susceptible to photochemical addition reactions (cf.…”
Section: Chemistry-a European Journalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As the exciton states of molecular aggregates are linear combinations of local (intramolecular) excitations ( ) and charge transfer ( ) (i.e., intermolecular) excitations, such intramolecular and intermolecular excitations represent a convenient set of diabatic states that can be exploited to analyze the character of the exciton/excimer states [ 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 ]. Thus, seeking to uncover the nature of the excimer states, we use a diabatization procedure to capture the contribution of the states, crucial in the formation of excimers [ 51 , 52 , 53 ], and to unveil the most relevant intermolecular interactions.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…DTP cores substituted with electron-donating and accepting groups can be used as p-and n-type organic semiconductors, respectively. 16 Our ongoing interest in tuning the antiaromaticity 20,21 and charge transport properties 22 of supramolecular systems motivated us to explore the influence of graphene fragments 23,24 on the antiaromaticity of pentalene through p-p interactions. The antiaromaticity of pentalene was evaluated in terms of nucleus independent chemical shift (NICS), [25][26][27][28][29][30] gauge including the magnetically induced current (GIMIC), [31][32][33] anisotropy of the induced current density (AICD), 34,35 harmonic oscillator model of aromaticity (HOMA) 36,37 and aromatic fluctuation index (FLU).…”
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