title: Diatropicity of tetraazanaphthalenes.
abstract: Tetraazanaphthalenes are diatropic molecules, whose magnetic response to a magnetic field perpendicular to the molecular plane closely resembles that of naphthalene. The out-of-plane component of the magnetic susceptibility tensor and its strong anisotropy can be used as quantifiers of magnetic aromaticity. Maps showing streamlines and modulus of the current density field provide clear evidence for diatropicity of these systems. They also explain the strong anisotropy of carbon and nitrogen magnetic shielding, which is determined by the big out-of-plane component of the nuclear shielding tensor. The electronic ring currents observed in the map deshield the nuclei of ring hydrogens by enforcing the local magnetic field and diminishing the out-of-plane component of proton shielding.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Ciència Molecular, Universitat de València, P.O. Box 22085, E-46071 València, Spain.
authors.forename: I García
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Cuesta
authors.forename: A Sánchez
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: de Merás
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lazzeretti
mesh_terms: D016880:Anisotropy; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008280:Magnetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes