2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of sigma-conjugated molecules based on perfluorocubane
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21K14608
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 33010:Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry-related
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University (2022)
The University of Tokyo (2021) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | キュバン / フッ素 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Perfluorocubane, a fully fluorinated box-shaped molecule, was predicted to "confine electrons inside the box" by theoretical calculations, but its synthesis had not been achieved. The researcher has succeeded in synthesizing perfluorocubane for the first time in the world. In this study, the behavior of an electron inside perfluorocubane was investigated, and an electron inside perfluorocubane was successfully observed. A paper summarizing the results so far was published in Science (Science, 2022, 377, 756.)
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| Free Research Field |
有機合成
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
研究対象であるペルフルオロキュバンは，対称性の高い立方体型構造の美しさ，電子を閉じ込めるという新しい機能性から，長らく合成が望まれていた待望の分子である。この化合物を合成し，電子を閉じ込める性質を実現したことは，有機化学や物理化学の教科書を書き換えるほどの学術的意義がある。
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