Valuable insight into the use of lasers to control electron dynamics can be gained by simulations, but these are often limited by the uncertainty in the model systems used. Now, accurate calculations of controlled electron motion in benzene improve on this, while showing that its aromaticity could potentially be 'switched off'.
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Moore, K., Rabitz, H. Manipulating molecules. Nature Chem 4, 72–73 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1252
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