Structural chemistry of nanocarbon molecules on the basis of organic synthesis

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24241036
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Nanostructural science
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo (2016); Tohoku University (2012-2015)
• Principal Investigator: Isobe Hiroyuki 東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 教授 (30302805)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ナノチューブ・フラーレン / 合成化学 / 有機化学 / ナノ材料 / 分子ベアリング / 分子機械

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this project entitled "Structural chemistry of nanocarbon molecules on the basis of organic synthesis", fundamental understandings of the molecular structures of nanocarbons and application of nanocarbon molecules have been explored. Well-established knowledge in organic structural chemistry from the last century could not be applied directly to nanocarbons, because nanocarbons were not "molecular entities" but rather "chemical species". In this project, the lack of with discrete structures of nanocarbon has been challenged, and model, segmental molecules of nanocarbons have been constructed by organic synthesis. These models were utilized to deepen the structural chemistry of nanocarbon molecules, and advanced applications of nanocarbon molecules were explored in the interdisciplinary fields. As the result, important results such as stereoisomerism of tubular hydrocarbons or dynamic "molecular bearings" were obtained.

Free Research Field

有機化学