aromatisation
Aromatisation, or aromatisation in British spelling, is the chemical process by which a non-aromatic compound or ring system becomes aromatic. This typically involves the formation of one or more conjugated, planar rings that satisfy Hückel's rule for aromaticity, usually with 4n + 2 π electrons. The term covers various pathways that convert aliphatic or partially unsaturated structures into stable aromatic systems.
Common mechanisms include dehydrogenation of cycloalkadienes to benzene, oxidative cyclization and rearrangement, and dehydrogenative cyclization that
Applications and significance span organic synthesis, materials science, and industrial chemistry. Aromatised rings are foundational in