TAHARA KAZUKUNI
   Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Science and Technology
   Position   Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2006/12
Type Academic Journal
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title Molecular loops and belts
Contribution Type Co-authored (first author)
Journal Chemical Reviews
Journal TypeAnother Country
Volume, Issue, Page 106(12),pp.5274-5290
Authorship Lead author
Author and coauthor Kazukuni Tahara,Yoshito Tobe
Details Recent advances in the theoretical study of molecular loops and belts have revealed new aspects of π systems exhibiting unusual topology. The experimental success/failure toward the synthesis of molecular loops and belts demonstrated that cage structures derived from fullerene frameworks which fix the π systems play a crucial role in stabilizing the otherwise elusive conjugated π systems such as trannulenes and cyclophenacenes. With knowledge of the strategy for the synthesis together with their characteristic properties in hand, it is convincingly expected that more previously unknown loops and belts would be realized soon, resulting in new potentials and applications in novel aromatic compounds.
DOI 10.1021/cr050556a
ISSN 0009-2665