The radical cation of substituted hexaphenylbenzene derivatives displays toroidal delocalization (see picture). Owing to the face-to-face orientation of six aryl groups, the hole is (almost) completely delocalized over these π systems, as has been proved by the deconvolution and analysis of the Vis/NIR absorption bands.
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