Inside Cover: A V‐Shaped Polyaromatic Amphiphile: Solubilization of Various Nanocarbons in Water and Enhanced Photostability (Chem. Eur. J. 36/2015). Issue 36 (25th August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kondo, Kei; Akita, Munetaka; Nakagawa, Takafumi; Matsuo, Yutaka; Yoshizawa, Michito
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 21:Issue 36(2015)
• Page Start: 12530
• Page End: 12530
• Publication Date: 2015-08-25
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201583602
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="graphical" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>A new protocol for solubilizing various nanocarbons</bold> such as spherical fullerenes C_{<italic>n</italic>} (<italic>e.g.</italic>, <italic>n</italic>=60, 70, and 84), planar polyarenes (<italic>e.g.</italic>, tetracene, coronene, and hexabenzocoronene), and cylindrical carbon nanotubes (<italic>e.g.</italic>, SWCNTs and MWCNTs) in water through manual grinding with V‐shaped polyaromatic amphiphiles is described in the Full Paper by K. Kondo and M. Yoshizawa et al. on <ext-link ext-link-type="doi" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">page 12741 ff.</ext-link> The obtained aqueous nanocomposites are composed of nanocarbons encircled by the polyaromatic panels of the amphiphiles through multiple aromatic–aromatic interactions. Notably, the encapsulated photosensitive nanocarbons, such as tetracene and fullerene dimer C₁₂₀ , exhibit high stability toward light.<graphic position="anchor" mimetype="image" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2g66dzdp" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /></p> </abstract>