The synthesis of fully π-conjugated carbon nanobelts has been a long-standing challenge. Now, through the introduction of pentagonal rings, fully π-conjugated non-alternant carbon nanobelts are realized. These nanobelts exhibit smaller band gaps and more effective π-conjugation than all-benzenoid counterparts.
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Embedding pentagonal rings to access fully π-conjugated carbon nanobelts. Nat. Synth 4, 911–912 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-025-00807-6
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