Abstract
Why are some (4n+2)π systems aromatic, and some not? The ipsocentric approach to the calculation of the current density induced in a molecule by an external magnetic field predicts a four-electron diatropic (aromatic) ring current for (4n+2)π carbocycles and a two-electron paratropic (antiaromatic) current for (4n) π carbocycles. With the
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