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Conquering the final frontiers in nanographene synthetic methodologies

Phys · · 433 words · By Institute; Nagoya University
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Researchers from Nagoya University and RIKEN have developed a new chemical methodology called the L-APEX reaction. This process allows for the selective extension of the L-region in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, enabling the creation of larger and more complex nanographene structures for technological applications.

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“Nanographenes are organic semiconductor materials used in smartphones, OLED displays, and solar cells.”
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“At the molecular level, they are composed of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are a network of connected benzene rings (hexagon-shaped carbon molecules).”
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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia and a PDF on PAHs) confirm that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are composed of fused benzene rings.
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web search NEUTRAL — A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) is any member of a class of organic compounds that is composed of multiple fused aromatic rings.By definition, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have multiple ar…
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web search NEUTRAL — Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are aromatic compounds with two or more fused benzene rings in their structural configurations. PAHs do not contain hetero atoms and substituents on the ring sy…
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web search NEUTRAL — At the molecular level, they are composed of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are a network of connected benzene rings (hexagon-shaped carbon molecules).
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“Depending on their size, the peripheral regions of the PAH skeletons can be categorized as K, M, L, bay, and fissure regions.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general dictionary definitions of the word 'peripheral' and does not mention K, M, L, bay, or fissure regions in the context of PAH skeletons.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of PERIPHERAL is of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part. How to use peripheral in a sentence. Did you know?
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web search NEUTRAL — PERIPHERAL definition: relating to, situated in, or constituting the periphery. See examples of peripheral used in a sentence.
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“Previously, researchers from Nagoya University developed the Annulative π-Extension (APEX) reaction that transforms small PAHs into larger PAHs and nanographenes by extending these regions.”
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Two separate web search results ('Conquering the final frontiers...' and 'L-region-selective annulative π-extension...') confirm that Nagoya University researchers developed the APEX reaction to extend PAHs into nanographenes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Previously, researchers from Nagoya University developed the Annulative π-Extension (APEX) reaction that transforms small PAHs into larger PAHs and nanographenes by extending these regions.
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-conquering-frontiers-nanograph…
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web search NEUTRAL — Home > Press > A rapid extension of nanographene sheets from readily available hydrocarbons: Precisely controlled synthesis of structurally uniform carbon sheets could advance nanographene materials s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Annulative π-extension (APEX)1 reaction, employed to extend a new fused aromatic ring(s) to unfunctionalized aromatics, has attracted attention in recent years as a powerful method for the precise syn…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12871057/
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“a research group including Kanami Nakata (a graduate student), Associate Professor Hideto Ito of the Graduate School of Science at Nagoya University, and Principal Investigator Kenichiro Itami of RIKEN and WPI-ITbM at Nagoya University has reported an L-APEX reaction methodology that selectively targets the L-region in PAHs.”
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“This research was published in the journal Chemical Science on January 29, 2026.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bhaskar Dattatraya Kulkarni (5 May 1949 – 14 January 2019), popularly known as B. D. among his friends and colleagues, was an Indian chemical reaction engineer and a Distinguished Scientist of Chemica…
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“The M-APEX reaction proceeds by first breaking the aromaticity of the PAH ring, making it more reactive, followed by an iron-catalyzed diarylation with a Grignard reagent at the M-region.”
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Two different web search results ('Conquering the final frontiers...' and 'Diversity-oriented synthesis of...') describe the M-APEX reaction involving breaking aromaticity and iron-catalyzed diarylation with a Grignard reagent.
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web search NEUTRAL — The M-APEX reaction proceeds by first breaking the aromaticity of the PAH ring, making it more reactive, followed by an iron-catalyzed diarylation with a Grignard reagent at the M-region.
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-conquering-frontiers-nanograph…
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web search NEUTRAL — L-region selective APEX reaction of PAHs by dearomative activation with MTAD, followed by Pd-catalyzed stepwise allylic substitution and aromatization (Fig. 1d).
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12871057/
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web search NEUTRAL — M-APEX reaction of phenanthrene (1h) gave 5ha through rearomatization of the intermediate 4ha, as described in Fig.Matsumoto, A., Ilies, L. & Nakamura, E. Phenanthrene synthesis by iron-catalyzed [4+2…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24261-y?error=coo…
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“The L-APEX reaction also proceeds with initial de-aromatization but is instead followed by a palladium-catalyzed a-allylic substitution and a subsequent intramolecular substitution and re-aromatization selectively at the L-region.”
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Two web search results ('Conquering the final frontiers...' and 'L-region-selective annulative π-extension...') confirm the L-APEX reaction involves de-aromatization and palladium-catalyzed substitution at the L-region.
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web search NEUTRAL — substitution and re-aromatization selectively at the L-region. The L-APEX reaction proceeds over 3 steps that can be performed in one pot with 45% yield without detectable side products from other APE…
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web search NEUTRAL — palladium-catalyzed electrophilic allylic substitution reaction (Scheme 4). The synthetic scope of this reaction could be considerably extended by using easily available functionalized allylic substra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution has become a well-established enantioselective C–C bond-forming reaction. When these reactions involve a prochiral nucleophile and an allylic…
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“The L-APEX reaction proceeds over 3 steps that can be performed in one pot with 45% yield without detectable side products from other APEX reactions.”
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“the researchers demonstrated that the reaction can be followed by another L-APEX reaction or a K-APEX reaction, creating large and intricate PAH structures.”
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“Kanami Nakata et al, L-region-selective annulative π-extension through dearomative activation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Chemical Science (2026). DOI: 10.1039/d5sc09309k”
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