The Scholl reaction as a powerful tool for synthesis of curved polycyclic aromatics

Y Zhang, SH Pun, Q Miao - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The past decade has witnessed remarkable success in the synthesis of curved polycyclic
aromatics through Scholl reactions which enable oxidative aryl–aryl coupling even in …

Heteroatom-doped nanographenes with structural precision

XY Wang, X Yao, A Narita… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Nanographenes, which are defined as nanoscale (1–100 nm) graphene
cutouts, include quasi-one-dimensional graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and quasi-zero …

Biphenylene network: A nonbenzenoid carbon allotrope

Q Fan, L Yan, MW Tripp, O Krejčí, S Dimosthenous… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The quest for planar sp2-hybridized carbon allotropes other than graphene, such as
graphenylene and biphenylene networks, has stimulated substantial research efforts …

Reactions in single-molecule junctions

H Chen, C Jia, X Zhu, C Yang, X Guo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Develo** new materials is a long-standing goal that extends across the fields of synthesis,
catalysis, nanotechnology and materials science. Transforming one compound or material …

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 …

On-surface synthesis of graphene nanostructures with π-magnetism

S Song, J Su, M Telychko, J Li, G Li, Y Li… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene nanostructures (GNs) including graphene nanoribbons and nanoflakes have
attracted tremendous interest in the field of chemistry and materials science due to their …

Nanoribbons with nonalternant topology from fusion of polyazulene: carbon allotropes beyond graphene

Q Fan, D Martin-Jimenez, D Ebeling… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Various two-dimensional (2D) carbon allotropes with nonalternant topologies, such as
pentaheptites and phagraphene, have been proposed. Predictions indicate that these …

Construction of heptagon‐containing molecular nanocarbons

Chaolumen, IA Stepek, KE Yamada… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular nanocarbons containing heptagonal rings have attracted increasing interest due
to their dynamic behavior, electronic properties, aromaticity, and solid‐state packing …

Synthesis of defective nanographenes containing joined pentagons and heptagons

Y Fei, J Liu - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Defective nanographenes containing joined pentagons and heptagons exhibit striking
physicochemical properties from both experimental and theoretical perspectives compared …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the graphene era

XY Wang, X Yao, K Müllen - Science China Chemistry, 2019 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been the subject of interdisciplinary research
in the fields of chemistry, physics, materials science, and biology. Notably, PAHs have drawn …