Atomically precise graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) attract great interest because of their
highly tunable electronic, optical, and transport properties. However, on-surface synthesis of …

Nanographenes are a popular area of research due to their promising properties for
electronics. Over the last twenty years there has been a significant increase in interest in the …

It is a celebratory moment for graphene! This year marks the 20th anniversary of the
discovery of this amazing material by Geim and Novoselov. Curiously, it coincides with the …

Here we report stepwise solution‐synthesis of linear nonalternant nanoribbons (NNRs),
featuring pentagonal rings peri‐fused onto the repeating perylene unit. The X‐ray single …

The ability to induce powerful atom-economic transformation of alkynes is the key feature of
carbophilic π-Lewis acids such as gold-and platinum-based catalysts. The unique catalytic …

Compared to simple p-and n-type organic field-effect transistors, it is very difficult to achieve
high performance in ambipolar transistors because both HOMO–HOMO and LUMO–LUMO …

The development of non-alternant nanographenes has attracted considerable attention due
to their unique photophysical properties. Herein, we reported a novel aza-doped, non …

A new synthetic route to tetraindenopyrene (TIP)—a bowl‐shaped cut‐out structure of C70—
is reported. The key step in this approach is a fourfold palladium‐catalyzed C− H activation …

Electronic properties of organic semiconductors are governed by their crystal structures.
Rubrene, a high-mobility organic semiconductor, forms a pitched π-stacking structure. We …

We have discovered a dual (ie, soft and hard) Lewis acidity of alumina that enables rapid
one‐pot π‐extension through the activation of terminal alkynes followed by C− F activation …