Synlett 2013; 24(16): 2032-2044
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339680
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Oligoyne Derivatives as Reactive Precursors for the Preparation of Carbon Nanomaterials

Jean-François Morin*
Département de Chimie et Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA), 1045 Ave de la Médecine, Pavillon A.-Vachon, Université Laval, Québec, Qc G1V 0A6, Canada   Fax: +1(418)6567916   Email: jean-francois.morin@chm.ulaval.ca
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Publication History

Received: 25 June 2013

Accepted after revision: 08 August 2013

Publication Date:
29 August 2013 (online)


Abstract

Carbon nanomaterials have been the subject of intense research over the past 20 years. Both the physical and all-organic methods used to prepare them possess advantages and drawbacks regarding purity, batch-to-batch uniformity, large-scale production, and conditions of preparation. In this account, we present an overview of ‘hybrid methods’, in which well-defined, reactive organic precursors based on alkynes are self-assembled and transformed using physical stimuli to produce carbon nanomaterials with different sizes, shapes, and functions.

1 Introduction

2 Topochemical Polymerization of [n]Yne Derivatives

2.1 Topochemical Polymerization of 1,4-Diarylbutadiyne Derivatives in the Gel and Xerogel States

2.2 Carbon-Rich Nanowires and Nanotubes

3 Conclusion