Synthesis of polyynes to model the sp-carbon allotrope carbyne
作者:Wesley A. Chalifoux、Rik R. Tykwinski
DOI:10.1038/nchem.828
日期:2010.11
Carbyne is an allotrope of carbon composed of sp-hybridized carbon atoms. Although its formation in the laboratory is suggested, no well-defined sample is described. Interest in carbyne and its potential properties remains intense because of, at least in part, technological breakthroughs offered by other carbon allotropes, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphene. Here, we describe the synthesis of a series of conjugated polyynes as models for carbyne. The longest of the series consists of 44 contiguous acetylenic carbons, and it maintains a framework clearly composed of alternating single and triple bonds. Spectroscopic analyses for these polyynes reveal a distinct trend towards a finite gap between the highest occupied molecular orbital and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital for carbyne, which is estimated to be â¼485Â nm (â¼2.56Â eV). Even the longest members of this series of polyynes are not particularly sensitive to light, moisture or oxygen, and they can be handled and characterized under normal laboratory conditions. The structure of the carbon allotrope âcarbyneâ is based on a framework of sp-hybridized carbon. To model its properties, a series of conjugated polyynes â the longest of which contains 44 contiguous acetylenic carbons â have been synthesized and their spectroscopic properties investigated.
Masked alkynes for synthesis of threaded carbon chains
作者:Connor W. Patrick、Yueze Gao、Prakhar Gupta、Amber L. Thompson、Anthony W. Parker、Harry L. Anderson
DOI:10.1038/s41557-023-01374-z
日期:2024.2
many threadedmacrocycles have been synthetically inaccessible. Here we show that masked alkynes, in which the C≡C triple bond is temporarily coordinated to cobalt, can be used to synthesize polyrotaxanes, up to the C68 [5]rotaxane with 34 contiguous triple bonds and four threadedmacrocycles. This is the length regime at which the electronic properties of polyynes converge to those of carbyne. Cyclocarbons
Polyyne [3]Rotaxanes: Synthesis via Dicobalt Carbonyl Complexes and Enhanced Stability
作者:Connor W. Patrick、Joseph F. Woods、Przemyslaw Gawel、Claire E. Otteson、Amber L. Thompson、Tim D. W. Claridge、Ramesh Jasti、Harry L. Anderson
DOI:10.1002/anie.202116897
日期:2022.3
Cobalt carbonyl complexes have been used as temporary masking group, and temporary stoppers, in the synthesis of polyyne [3]rotaxanes with two macrocycles threaded on a C28 thread. Comparison of the thermal stability of two [3]rotaxanes with different threaded macrocycles shows that the 2,6-pyridyl cycloparaphenylene nanohoop effectively stabilizes the polyyne chain.
羰基钴配合物已被用作临时掩蔽基团和临时终止剂,用于合成具有两个大环在 C 28螺纹上的聚炔 [3] 轮烷。比较具有不同螺纹大环的两种[3]轮烷的热稳定性表明,2,6-吡啶基环对苯撑纳米环有效地稳定了聚炔链。