DIINDENOPERYLENE DIANION. LOCAL vs. PERIPHERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AROMATIC CHARACTER

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)92497-9

Diindenoperylene (1) is shown to undergo a two electron reduction process to its dianion 2.Both neutral and doubly charged systems exhibit an enhanced diamagnetic character which is belived to be acquired via two different mechanisms.