Deprotonation of nonaromatic octakis-(pentafluorophenyl)-substituted [36]octaphyrin(1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1) with tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) afforded monoanionic twisted Möbius aromatic species and dianinonic square Hückel antiaromatic species, depending upon the amount of TBAF.
![Graphical abstract: Multifaceted [36]octaphyrin(1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1): deprotonation-induced switching among nonaromatic, Möbius aromatic, and Hückel antiaromatic species](http://hg.y866.cn/compound/lib/scimg/usr/1/C6CC02051H.jpg)
