The shape of a honeycomb-like macromolecule seen through a scanning tunneling microscope with seven rings fused to a central seven-sided ring. The macromolecule is about 6 nanometers long. Credit: ...
Scientists have unveiled an innovative approach for synthesizing azaparacyclophanes (APCs), a class of highly advanced ring-shaped molecular structures with immense potential in material science.
The most common method for synthesizing polymers with a carbon–carbon main chain backbone is vinyl polymerization, by which many industrially important polymers, including common plastics such as ...