title: Our expedition in eight-membered ring compounds: from planar dehydrocyclooctenes to tub-shaped chiral tetraphenylenes.
abstract: Our research focus for almost forty years concerning eight-membered ring compounds is herein summarized. The design and preparation of these structurally unique compounds featuring a central cyclooctene ring are described in the context of their planar or tub-shaped conformations. Furthermore, their intrinsic properties and potential applications are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory in Chemical Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling Ling Road, Shanghai, 200032, P. R. China. jianweihan@sioc.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Jian-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Henry N C
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Wong
keywords: aromaticity; carbocycles; chirality; fused-ring systems; medium-ring compounds