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One Step Closer to Isomerically Pure Fullerenes and Heterofullerenes: Harnessing the Potential of Catalytic Surfaces
Author(s) -
Scott Lawrence T.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200804532
Subject(s) - fullerene , heteroatom , catalysis , nanotechnology , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , computational chemistry , organic chemistry , ring (chemistry)
Fullerenes made to order : The ability of catalytic surfaces to stitch together the arms of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocycles to form fullerenes and heterofullerenes has been demonstrated. This ability may provide wide‐ranging access to tailor‐made fullerenes, with the specific arrangements of rings and heteroatoms dictated by the design and synthesis of the precursors.