Financial support from the U.S. National Science Foundation is gratefully acknowledged. The author also thanks Profs. A. Echavarren and C. Nuckolls for providing STM images.
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One Step Closer to Isomerically Pure Fullerenes and Heterofullerenes: Harnessing the Potential of Catalytic Surfaces†
Article first published online: 12 DEC 2008
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804532
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Scott, Lawrence T. (2009), One Step Closer to Isomerically Pure Fullerenes and Heterofullerenes: Harnessing the Potential of Catalytic Surfaces. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48: 436–437. doi: 10.1002/anie.200804532
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- Issue published online: 29 DEC 2008
- Article first published online: 12 DEC 2008
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Keywords:
- cyclodehydrogenation;
- fullerenes;
- heterocycles;
- heterogeneous catalysis;
- scanning probe microscopy
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.