Hexa-cata-hexabenzocoronene explained

Hexa-cata-hexabenzocoronene (hexabenzo[''a'',''d'',''g'',''j'',''m'',''p'']coronene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C₄₈H₂₄. It consists of a central coronene molecule, with an additional benzene ring fused onto each ring around the periphery.

Hexa-cata-hexabenzocoronene has a contorted structure due to steric crowding among the benzene rings around the edge,^[1] analogous to the situation in benzo[''c'']phenanthrene.

See also

• Hexabenzocoronene

Notes and References

1. 10.1039/C1SC00156F . Chem. Sci. . 2011 . 2 . 1480–1486 . Shape-shifting in contorted dibenzotetrathienocoronenes . Chien-Yang . Chiu . Bumjung . Kim . Alon A. . Gorodetsky . Wesley . Sattler . Sujun . Wei . Aaron . Sattler . Michael . Steigerwald . Colin . Nuckolls .