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On the Way to Carbon Nanotubes: The First Synthesis of an Aromatic Nanobelt
Author(s) -
Wegner Hermann A.
Publication year - 2017
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.201705970
Subject(s) - milestone , carbon nanotube , nanotechnology , realization (probability) , molecule , materials science , chemistry , organic chemistry , mathematics , geography , archaeology , statistics
Tighten your belt : The first aromatic nanobelt has been prepared by Itami and co‐workers. This synthesis of a truncated Vögtle belt constitutes a milestone in long‐standing efforts of numerous chemists. The realization of such a molecule provides not only new opportunities in materials science, but also paves the way to the rational synthesis of carbon nanotubes.