title: Pentalenes--from highly reactive antiaromatics to substrates for material science.
abstract: Antimatter: Once studied primarily for their antiaromatic properties, pentalenes are rapidly becoming important π-systems for novel electronic materials. Recent developments in this area are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig (Germany). h.hopf@tu-bs.de.
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hopf
keywords: CC coupling; dimerization; electronic materials; hydrocarbons; reduction