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. 2015 Dec 17;7(3):1954–1961. doi: 10.1039/c5sc04385a

Table 1. Key distances [in Å] of corannulene and its anions, C20H10n

n = 0 a 1 b 2 c 3 (in 1) 4 d
C20H100 C20H10˙ C20H102– C20H10˙3– C20H104–
Hub 1.411(2)–1.417(2) 1.389(5)–1.425(5) 1.390(3)–1.427(3) 1.401(7)–1.429(7) 1.391(5)–1.403(5)
Spoke 1.376(2)–1.381(2) 1.392(5)–1.417(5) 1.400(3)–1.418(3) 1.418(8)–1.443(7) 1.424(5)–1.432(5)
Flank 1.441(2)–1.450(2) 1.388(5)–1.462(5) 1.404(3)–1.475(3) 1.421(7)–1.439(7) 1.429(5)–1.443(5)
Rim 1.377(2)–1.387(2) 1.396(5)–1.453(6) 1.375(3)–1.435(3) 1.416(7)–1.438(8) 1.453(5)–1.462(5)
Bowl depth 0.875(2) 0.841(5) 0.811(3) 0.850(7) 0.283(5)/0.329(5)

aAccording to literature.32

bFor [Li+(DME)3][C20H10].23

cFor [Li+(diglyme)2]2[C20H102–].23

dFor the naked [Li+5(C20H104–)2]3– sandwich.21a