A periodic system of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for predictive molecular growth processes
Radical–radical reactions of resonantly stabilized species such as propargyl (C3H3˙) and benzyl (C7H7˙) efficiently generate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Key mechanisms—propargyl addition–benzannulation (PABA), methyl addition–ring expansion (MARE), and cyclopentadienyl addition–naphthylization (CPAN)—gover...