Charge it up: Indenoannulation of tridecacyclene afforded a saddle-shaped nanocarbon with one octagonal and multiple pentagonal rings. The compound can undergo seven reversible redox events (highlighted as electron flashes), facilitated by the aromatic stabilization provided by the non-benzenoid moieties in charged states (glowing non-hexagonal rings). The colors of the circles around the electrons are based on the color of the dication and dianion in solution. More information can be found in the Research Article by M. Kivala and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400696).
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