Double aromaticity found in boron analogue of metallabenzene

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Source: © American Chemical Society

Boron–rhenium cluster is both σ- and π-aromatic

Six boron atoms and one rhenium make up the first boron analogue of a metallabenzene. The hexagonal cluster is one of the few double aromatic molecules, featuring both σ and π aromaticity.