Synthetic approach toward zig-zag typed carbon nanotubes

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25620061
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Functional solid state chemistry
• Research Institution: Nara Institute of Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: ARATANI Naoki 奈良先端科学技術大学院大学, 物質創成科学研究科, 准教授 (60372562)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: カーボンナノチューブ / クロスカップリング / ナノ材料

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have tried to synthesize zig-zag typed carbon nanotubes based on the perylene bis-imide (PBI) by a bottom up organic synthetic method. At first, we have synthesized m-phenylene-bridged PBI dimer by the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction. The structure was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Next, its oxidative ring closure reactions were attempted. Finally we have obtained completely flat benzene-fused PBI dimer in quite low yield. The structure obtained was also confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Now we are trying to make oligomeric PBI arrays to form cyclic structure by intramolecular coupling reaction.

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