1 | 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXCITED STATE AROMATICITY AND ANTIAROMATICITY (ICESAA)

Excited state aromaticity and antiaromaticity have important roles for the improved understanding of photochemical reactions, and the concept bridge experimental and theoretical chemistry. In contrast to aromaticity in the electronic ground state, given by Hückel’s the 4n+2 rule, excited state aromaticity according to the Baird’s rule is found in compounds with 4n π-electrons. However, the concept is still underexplored despite the increased attention. Nevertheless, there is a tremendous increase in number of publications in the last decade that cite the Baird’s rule and the scientific community interested in the concept is getting larger. Therefore, it is important to organize conferences that will gather scientists in the field and enable exchange of ideas. The 3^rd ICESAA conference will be devoted to fundamental aspects, as well as to applications of the excited state aromaticity and antiaromaticity concepts in material science and biomedicine. The 1^st ICESAA conference was organized in Sigtuna, Sweden, from July 30 to August 2, 2019, and the second on Kauai, U. S. A., from December 16 until December 20, 2022. With organizing the 3^rd conference we aim to get to a tradition of biannual conference organization on this topic. The conference is under auspices of the Croatian Chemical Society and the Israel Chemical Society.

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