Introducing the tubulararenes, a new class of strained aromatic compounds

Image showing front 'vase' view of tubularenes molecule in 3D

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Electroactive container molecules built from the bottom-up

The first scaffolding approach to making conjugated nanotube architectures has yielded a new family of highly strained carbon-based nanotubes with interesting optoelectronic and electrochemical properties.