Three-dimensionally arranged cyclic p-hexaphenylbenzene: toward a bottom-up synthesis of size-defined carbon nanotubes

Tomohiko Nishiuchi; Xinliang Feng; Volker Enkelmann; Manfred Wagner; Klaus Müllen

doi:10.1002/chem.201203227

Three-dimensionally arranged cyclic p-hexaphenylbenzene: toward a bottom-up synthesis of size-defined carbon nanotubes

Chemistry. 2012 Dec 21;18(52):16621-5. doi: 10.1002/chem.201203227. Epub 2012 Dec 7.

Authors

Tomohiko Nishiuchi¹, Xinliang Feng, Volker Enkelmann, Manfred Wagner, Klaus Müllen

Affiliation

¹ Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany. nishiuch@mpip-mainz.mpg.de

PMID: 23224990
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201203227

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.