Dhruv Saxena, Anna Fischer, et al.
Laser Photonics Rev.
Molecular rings of N carbon atoms (cyclo[N]carbons, or CN) are excellent benchmarking systems for testing quantum chemical theoretical methods and valuable precursors to other carbon-rich materials. Odd-N cyclocarbons, which have been elusive to date, are predicted to be even less stable than even-N cyclocarbons. We report the on-surface synthesis of cyclo[13]carbon, C13, by manipulation of decachlorofluorene with a scanning probe microscope tip. We elucidated the properties of C13 by experiment and theoretical modeling. C13 adopts an open-shell configuration with a triplet ground state and a kinked geometry, which shows different extents of distortion and carbene localization depending on the molecular environment. Moreover, we prepared and characterized the C13 dimer, cyclo[26]carbon, demonstrating the potential of cyclocarbons and their precursors as building blocks for carbon allotropes.
Dhruv Saxena, Anna Fischer, et al.
Laser Photonics Rev.
Jianke Yang, Wang Rao, et al.
NeurIPS 2024
Lukas Z. Kastner, Dominik Peller, et al.
CLEO 2021
Rachel Ostrand, Victor S. Ferreira, et al.
INTERSPEECH 2023