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Aromaticity as a Cornerstone of Heterocyclic Chemistry Alexandru T. Balaban, Daniela C. Oniciu, Alan R. Katritzky Chem. Rev., 2004, 104 (5), pp 2777–2812 doi:10.1021/cr0306790