Recently, Chen et al. presented a fascinating paper about the synthesis and mechanochemical transformation of ladderenes. These compounds are sufficiently stable to undergo controlled transformation to polyacetylene if exposed to mechanical load caused, for example, by ultrasound. The present paper adds a closer analysis of the behaviour of the electronic structure under these conditions as well as a study of the photochemical behaviour. The influence of potential side reactions is discussed.

中文翻译：

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ladderenes：令人兴奋的一类物质的机械化学和光化学

最近，Chen等。提出了一篇有关梯烯的合成和机械化学转化的引人入胜的论文。如果暴露于例如超声波引起的机械负荷下，这些化合物足够稳定以进行受控转化为聚乙炔。本文对这些条件下电子结构的行为进行了更深入的分析，并对光化学行为进行了研究。讨论了潜在的副反应的影响。