title: Synthesis, structures, and physical properties of aromatic molecular-bowl hydrocarbons.
abstract: This chapter summarizes the synthesis, physical properties, structure, and crystal packing of buckybowls. Buckybowls exemplify an intermediate class of polynuclear aromatic compounds between the closed-shell fullerenes and the flat extended arrays of graphene. These warped sheets can be seen as fragments of fullerenes or the end cap of single-walled carbon nanotubes; and, their curvature endows them with physical properties distinct from flat polynuclear hydrocarbons, which opens up unique possibilities for molecular bowls in various organic materials applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, No.1 Ta-Hsueh Road, 70101, Tainan, Taiwan, ytwuchem@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yao-Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jay S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Siegel