title: Three-dimensionally arranged cyclic p-hexaphenylbenzene: toward a bottom-up synthesis of size-defined carbon nanotubes.
abstract: Go to three dimensions: as a step toward a bottom-up synthesis of size-defined carbon nanotubes (CNTs), [3]cyclo-4',4''''-hexaphenylbenzenes ([3]CHPBs) were synthesized and investigated. Theoretical and experimental results revealed that [3]CHPBs possess highly twisted [9]cyclo-p-phenylene cores. [3]cyclo-2,11-(Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene) ([3]CHBC) was also examined for CNT synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany. nishiuch@mpip-mainz.mpg.de
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishiuchi
authors.forename: Xinliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Enkelmann
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Müllen