Synthesis of tetraphenyl-substituted [12]cycloparaphenylene: toward a rationally designed ultrashort carbon nanotube.
The first phenyl-substituted [n]cycloparaphenylene (1) has been synthesized. The preparation of this structure addresses several challenges toward a more elaborate phenyl-substituted [n]cycloparaphenylene (2), a molecule that may lead to the homogeneous synthesis of armchair carbon nanotubes.
Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
Thomas J
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Sisto
Xia
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Tian
Ramesh
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Jasti
D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon