Pure Appl. Chem., 2008, Vol. 80, No. 3, pp. 519-532
doi:10.1351/pac200880030519
Synthesis and properties of annulenic subunits of graphyne and graphdiyne nanoarchitectures*
Michael M. Haley
Department of Chemistry and the Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1253, USA
Abstract:
This report describes the synthetic strategies toward and optoelectronic properties of substructures of the non-natural, planar carbon networks graphyne and graphdiyne, which are based on the dehydrobenzo[12]annulene and dehydrobenzo[18]annulene framework, respectively.
Keywords: alkynes; allotropes; carbon-rich; macrocycles; optoelectronic materials.
*Paper based on a presentation at the 12th International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds (ISNA-12), 22-27 July 2007, Awaji Island, Japan. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 411-667.