Aromatic molecular-bowl hydrocarbons

Synthesis, Structures, and Physical Properties of Aromatic Molecular-Bowl Hydrocarbons... 

Wu, Y.-T., Siegel, J. S. (2006). Aromatic molecular-bowl hydrocarbons Synthetic derivatives, their structures, and physical properties. Chemical Reviews, 106, 4843-4867. and references therein. 

Abstract This chapter summarizes the synthesis, physical properties, structure, and crystal packing of buckybowls. Buckybowls exemplify an intermediate class of polynuclear aromatic compounds between the closed-shell fullerenes and the flat extended arrays of graphene. These warped sheets can be seen as fragments of fullerenes or the end cap of single-waUed carlxMi nanotubes and, their curvature endows them with physical properties distinct from flat polynuclear hydrocarbons, which opens up unique possibilities for molecular bowls in various organic materials applications. 

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