This chapter summarizes the synthesis, physical properties, structure, and crystal packing of buckybowls. Buckybowls exemplify an intermediate class of polynuclear aromatic compounds between the closed-shell fullerenes and the flat extended arrays of graphene. These warped sheets can be seen as fragments of fullerenes or the end cap of single-walled carbon nanotubes; and, their curvature endows them with physical properties distinct from flat polynuclear hydrocarbons, which opens up unique possibilities for molecular bowls in various organic materials applications.
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Wu, Y. T., & Siegel, J. S. (2014). Synthesis, structures, and physical properties of aromatic molecular-bowl hydrocarbons. Topics in Current Chemistry, 349, 63–120. https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2014_548
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