“The Great Escape” from Antiaromaticity:  Reduction of Strained Pyrenes AprahamianIvan BodwellGraham J. FlemingJames J. ManningGregory P. MannionMichael R. SheradskyTuvia VermeijRudolf J. RabinovitzMordecai 2003 The two-electron reduction of strained pyrenes ([7](2,7)pyrenophanes) with lithium metal leads to the formation of a new σ-bond as a means to “escape” strained antiaromaticity.