Six-pronged molecule contains the most twisted and least aromatic benzene ring found yet.

A molecule with 16 fused aromatic rings has set a new record for the most twisted benzene ring ever created. With a twist angle of 35.7° in one of the central benzene rings, the helicene beats the previous record holder’s 35.3° by a narrow margin. The extra-twisted ring also has the lowest aromaticity value ever measured, pushing Hückel’s rule – which states aromatic molecules must be planar – to its limits.