Oligoyne Derivatives as Reactive Precursors for the Preparation of Carbon Nanomaterials

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.