Synthesis of a Giant 222 Carbon Graphite
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Christopher D. Simpson; J. Diedrich Brand; Alexander J. Berresheim; Laurence Prz
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In this paper we present the synthesis and characterization of the so far largest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), containing 222 carbon atoms or 37 separate benzene units. First a suitable three-dimensional oligophenylene precursor molecule is built up by a sequence of Diels ยฑ Alder and cyclo