S. Patil, Chananate Uthaisar, V. Barone
May 16, 2012
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Journal of Molecular Structure
Abstract
Abstract In this paper, we present the synthesis, characterization, and ab initio calculations of 1-bromo-4-(3,7-dimethyloctyl)benzene. This compound is a precursor for the bottom-up synthesis of planar one-dimensional graphene nanoribbons with controlled edge morphology and narrow widths. We discuss the synthetic procedures and characterization using 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, IR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. These results are complemented by density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the optimized structure, as well as calculated IR and NMR spectra for this compound.