Molecular belts: Toward the development of stacked nanotubular assemblies

INOR 161

Daniel J Seyer, dseyer@utdallas.edu, NanoTech Institute, University of Texas at Dallas, Chemistry Dept./BE26, 2601 N. Floyd Rd., Richardson, TX 75080 and Ray H. Baughman, Ray.Baughman@utdallas.edu, Department of Chemistry and the NanoTech Institute, University of Texas at Dallas, 2601 North Floyd Road, Richardson, TX 75083-0688.
Since the discovery of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, systems with radially-oriented conjugation have received considerable attention. Recently, there have been several reports on the synthesis of cyclic para-substituted phenylacetylene macrostructures. By introducing connective functionality, we plan to assemble new belt structures into tubular arrays. Such scaffolds will allow for the generation of topochemical routes leading to the rational synthesis of nanotubular structures with sp and sp2 connectivity. These routes include attempts to couple the belt structures by covalent attachment or metal coordination using heterocyclic aromatic groups.
 

Nanoscience: Synthesis
7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Sunday, 13 March 2005 Convention Center -- Hall D, Poster

Division of Inorganic Chemistry

The 229th ACS National Meeting, in San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2005