The [7.7] circulene 1 consists of ten condensed benzene rings around a central bicyclo[5.5.0]dodecane skeleton and 40 π electrons. This saddle-shaped and 8-shaped compound forms stable, pale-orange prisms having a melting point higher than 300°C.
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Yamamoto et al. (1991) studied this question.
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