Issue 1, 2025

Stabilizing 4π electron pyrrolyl cations by inducing aromaticity

Abstract

The pyrrolyl cation is a electron ring system which is anti-aromatic and unstable. This work reports an experimental procedure to obtain stable pyrrolyl cations. Electron donation from N-heterocyclic carbenes makes the ring stable by converting a electron ring system into a 6π electron ring system.

Graphical abstract: Stabilizing 4π electron pyrrolyl cations by inducing aromaticity

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Sep 2024
Accepted
18 Nov 2024
First published
26 Nov 2024

Chem. Commun., 2025,61, 105-108

Stabilizing 4π electron pyrrolyl cations by inducing aromaticity

A. Gupta, M. O. Dar, T. Singh, G. Dubey, S. C. Sahoo and P. V. Bharatam, Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 105 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04560B

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