Diatropicity of Dehydrobenzo[14]annulenes:  Comparative Analysis of the Bond-Fixing Ability of Benzene on the Parent 3,4,7,8,9,10,13,14-Octadehydro[14]annulene

[structure: see text]. We report the synthesis of 3,4,7,8,9,10,13,14-octadehydro[14]annulene (1) and detail a comparative aromaticity study with its benzannelated derivatives (e.g., 2 and 3).