Möbius Aromaticity and Delocalization

Henry Rzepa received both B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of London at Imperial College, the latter in the field of physical organic chemistry studying kinetic isotope effects in reactions of indoles. In 1974, he took up a postdoctoral fellowship in Austin, Texas, with Michael Dewar in an area that thereafter became known as computational chemistry. Since he has moved back to Imperial College London, where he is now Professor of Computational Chemistry, his research has developed in three main areas: the mechanisms of stereospecific reactions and properties of catalytic processes, the exploration of novel forms of aromaticity, and the semantic development of Internet-based publishing. The astute reader may notice aspects of all three interests in the present review; the latter in particular is expressed via the associated electronic supporting information, which the author hopes may provide one glimpse of the future of chemical publishing.