A number of factors have been elucidated as responsible for the thermal stability of thermophilic proteins. However, the contribution of aromatic interactions to thermal stability has not been systematically studied. In the present investigation we used a graph spectral method to identify aromatic clusters in a dataset of 24 protein families for which the crystal structures of both the thermoph...

•A fully ?-conjugated molecular cage was synthesized in a simple way•Chemical oxidation led to 3D globally aromatic cage•All five types of 2D macrocycles along the skeleton are Hückel aromatic•A close relation between ?-aromaticity and established Aromaticity is vital concept organic chemistry ?-/?-conjugated molecules have intrinsic tendency become via electron delocalization. Although there b...

Aromaticity is one of the most important concepts in organic chemistry. A variety of metalla-aromatic compounds have been recently prepared and in most of those examples, the metal participates only in a monocyclic ring. In contrast, metal-bridged bicyclic aromatic molecules, in which a metal is shared between two aromatic rings, have been less developed. Herein, we report the first metal-bridg...

The synergy of aromatic gain and hydrogen bonding in a supramolecular polymer is explored. Partially aromatic bis(squaramide) bolaamphiphiles were designed to self-assemble through a combination of hydrophobic, hydrogen-bonding, and aromatic effects into stiff, high-aspect-ratio fibers. UV and IR spectroscopy show electron delocalization and geometric changes within the squaramide ring indicati...