Nanographenes and graphene nanoribbons as multitalents of present and future materials science

Y Gu, Z Qiu, K Müllen - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As cut-outs from a graphene sheet, nanographenes (NGs) and graphene nanoribbons
(GNRs) are ideal cases with which to connect the world of molecules with that of bulk carbon …

Two-dimensional polymers and polymerizations

AM Evans, MJ Strauss, AR Corcos, Z Hirani… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Synthetic chemists have developed robust methods to synthesize discrete molecules, linear
and branched polymers, and disordered cross-linked networks. However, two-dimensional …

Controlling a chemical coupling reaction on a surface: tools and strategies for on-surface synthesis

S Clair, DG de Oteyza - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
On-surface synthesis is appearing as an extremely promising research field aimed at
creating new organic materials. A large number of chemical reactions have been …

Synthetic applications of oxidative aromatic coupling—from biphenols to nanographenes

M Grzybowski, B Sadowski… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative aromatic coupling occupies a fundamental place in the modern chemistry of
aromatic compounds. It is a method of choice for the assembly of large and bewildering …

Self‐assembled fullerene nanostructures: synthesis and applications

AV Baskar, MR Benzigar… - Advanced functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Functionalized fullerene nanostructures are a distinct class of materials that exhibit the
combined properties of both fullerene and nanostructures including excellent optoelectronic …

Controlled synthesis of single-chirality carbon nanotubes

JR Sanchez-Valencia, T Dienel, O Gröning… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Over the past two decades, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have received much
attention because their extraordinary properties are promising for numerous applications …

Atomically precise bottom-up fabrication of graphene nanoribbons

J Cai, P Ruffieux, R Jaafar, M Bieri, T Braun… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Graphene nanoribbons—narrow and straight-edged stripes of graphene, or single-layer
graphite—are predicted to exhibit electronic properties that make them attractive for the …

From nanographene and graphene nanoribbons to graphene sheets: chemical synthesis

L Chen, Y Hernandez, X Feng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene, an individual two‐dimensional, atomically thick sheet of graphite composed of a
hexagonal network of sp2 carbon atoms, has been intensively investigated since its first …

Transition‐metal‐catalyzed direct arylation of (hetero) arenes by C H bond cleavage

L Ackermann, R Vicente… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The area of transition‐metal‐catalyzed direct arylation through cleavage of C H bonds has
undergone rapid development in recent years, and is becoming an increasingly viable …

Design and synthesis of carbon nanotube segments

Y Segawa, A Yagi, K Matsui… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The selective and predictable synthesis of structurally uniform carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
represents a long‐standing goal in both nanocarbon science and synthetic organic …