The first stable aryl-substituted tetrahedrane derivatives 4−6 were synthesized by the reaction of tris(trimethylsilyl)tetrahedranyllithium with hexafluorobenzene or [(pentafluorophenyl)ethynyl]benzene in THF. Tetrahedranes having the fluoroaryl groups as electron-withdrawing substituents were found to be thermally stable up to 170 °C. X-ray analyses of 4 and 6 and UV−vis absorption spectra of 4−6 suggest σ−π conjugation between the strained tetrahedrane core and the benzene ring, which causes a considerable bathochromic shift.