Preparation and Characterization of N‐Anisyl‐Substituted Hexaaza[1₆]paracyclophane

Localized or delocalized? For the first time, a cyclic oligoaniline, hexaaza[16]paracyclophane, has been prepared (see picture; carbon: gray; nitrogen: blue; hydrogen: light gray). The macrocycle exhibits a high electron-donating ability, and furthermore, the spin of the corresponding radical cation was delocalized over the macrocyclic molecular backbone.