A readily available hydrocarbon is used as a template to synthesize multiple nanographenes (IMAGE)

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

A readily available hydrocarbon is used as a template to synthesize multiple nanographenes

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APEX reactions are carried out on the K, M and bay regions of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, synthesizing multiple nanographenes. These reactions can then be repeated, further increasing the number of potential nanographene structures that can be synthesized.

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Issey Takahashi

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