Furthermore, the D3 symmetric structure of 1 6+ maximizes the possibility to mutually separate six positive charges. Accordingly, its enhanced aromatic character is a by-product of charge repulsion, which is in line with earlier observations on oxidized macrocycles when compared to the corresponding neutral macrocycles. In this context, it is notable that 1 6+ has 1 = 2 = 3 = 41°, and with two such dihedrals in each macrocyclic ring the -conjugation will still be attenuated since [cos(41°)] 2 = 0.57.