3D structure of a curved nanographene (IMAGE)

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

3D structure of a curved nanographene

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X-ray crystallography of the nanographene containing fused five-, six-, and seven-membered rings. Top view of the molecular structure (left), side view (center), and illustration showing the “negative curvature,” in which the two partial planes within the molecule are tilted by 34.8 degrees (right).

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WPI-ITbM

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