Henry Rzepa's Blog

Last May, I wrote an update to the story sparked by the report of the chemical synthesis of C₂.[1] This species has a long history of spectroscopic observation in the gas phase, resulting from its generation at high temperatures.[2] The chemical synthesis however was done in solution at ambient or low temperatures, a game-changer as they say. Here I give another update to this unfolding story.

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References

1. K. Miyamoto, S. Narita, Y. Masumoto, T. Hashishin, T. Osawa, M. Kimura, M. Ochiai, and M. Uchiyama, "Room-temperature chemical synthesis of C2", Nature Communications, vol. 11, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16025-x
2. T.W. Schmidt, "The Spectroscopy of C₂: A Cosmic Beacon", Accounts of Chemical Research, vol. 54, pp. 481-489, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00703