Comments on: Some fun with no-go areas of chemistry: cyclobutadiene.

By: Joining up the pieces. Peroxidation of ethyne. « Henry Rzepa

Joining up the pieces. Peroxidation of ethyne. « Henry Rzepa — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:37:21 +0000

[...] cyclobutadiene can form a complex with the guanidinium cation in which the anti-aromaticity is reduced by the formation of strong [...]

By: The oxidation of alkynes: things are not always what they seem. « Henry Rzepa

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:36:40 +0000

[...] and two πLp electrons from the oxygen. This makes it an anti-aromatic annulene, just like say cyclobutadiene. One aspect of this anti-aromaticity which is not often noted is that the anti-aromaticity makes [...]

By: The importance of being complete. « Henry Rzepa

The importance of being complete. « Henry Rzepa — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:02:59 +0000

[...] the earlier post on this topic I had explored the possibility of a new isomer of cyclobutadiene, induced by the presence [...]