Abstract
THE recently published work on the crystal structures of anthracene, chrysene and dibenzanthracene1 has shown that the graphitic structure, with all the atoms lying in one plane, and an interatomic distance of 1.41 A., is already fully developed in these molecules. We may imagine graphite to be built up by successive fusion of benzene nuclei to these compounds, and the only changes in crystal structure will lie in changes of the orientation of these plane molecules to the axes of the crystal, and in changes of the distance between molecules.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
J. M. Robertson, NATURE, 132, 750; Nov. 11, 1933.
Z. Phys., 83, 632; 1933.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
UBBBLOHDE, A. Change from Aromatic to Metallic Electrons in Organic Compounds. Nature 132, 1002 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/1321002a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1321002a0
This article is cited by
-
Anisotropic Thermo-Electric Effects in Graphite
Nature (1957)
-
Carbon: Third Biennial Conference
Nature (1957)
-
Structure and Diamagnetic Susceptibility of Cyclo-octatetraene
Nature (1947)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.