Topic
Poly(hydridocarbyne)
About: Poly(hydridocarbyne) is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 8 publications have been published within this topic receiving 60 citations.
Papers
TL;DR: In this paper, a simple method for producing poly(hydridocarbyne) is described, which requires chloroform, electricity, a solvent and an electrolyte.
Abstract: Polycarbynes have previously been shown to be polymeric precursors to diamond and diamond‐like carbon. Here, we report an incredibly simple method for producing one of these polymers, poly(hydridocarbyne). The method simply requires chloroform, electricity, a solvent and an electrolyte. Since the polymer is soluble, the production of diamond objects of any shape is feasible. It is hoped that the ease of the synthesis will make these types of polymers accessible to scientists from all disciplines and that the potential applications for this material, which range from electrical to biomedical, are finally realized.
26 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported the electrosynthesis of poly(hydridocarbyne) from hexachloroethane, which is a unique polymer that can be easily converted to diamond and diamond-like carbon ceramics upon heating.
Abstract: Due to its structural similarity with diamond, poly(hydridocarbyne) (PHC), which is sp3-hybridized, is a unique polymer that can be easily converted to diamond and diamond-like-carbon ceramics upon heating. PHC can be easily synthesized via the electrochemical polymerization of chloroform as previously reported. Here, we report the electrosynthesis of PHC from hexachloroethane. Since hexachloroethane has six chlorine atoms in its structure, polymerization takes place through the carbons simultaneously. Thus, the polymer is bigger in chain length than PHC obtained from the polymerization of chloroform. UV-vis, FTIR, and NMR spectroscopy were utilized to determine the polymer structure. Conversion of the polymer to diamond was accomplished by heating at 1000 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere as confirmed by Optical Microscopy and Raman analysis. XRD studies showed that the product is an assortment of diamond forms.
23 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a novel and facile method for synthesis of poly(hydridocarbyne) (PHC), a preceramic carbon polymer reported to undergo a conversion to diamond-like carbon (DLC) upon pyrolysis, was presented.
Abstract: Carbon-based electronic materials have received much attention since the discovery and elucidation of the properties of the nanotube, fullerene allotropes, and conducting polymers. Amorphous carbon, graphite, graphene, and diamond have also been the topics of intensive research. In accordance with this interest, we herein provide the details of a novel and facile method for synthesis of poly(hydridocarbyne) (PHC), a preceramic carbon polymer reported to undergo a conversion to diamond-like carbon (DLC) upon pyrolysis and also provide electrical characterization after low-temperature processing and pyrolysis of this material. The results indicate that the strongly insulating polymer becomes notably conductive in bulk form upon heating and contains interspersed micro- and nanostructures, which are the subject of ongoing research.
9 citations
Patent•
2 Feb 2011
TL;DR: In this paper, a hybrid, active-metal/electrochemical method was used to synthesize poly(hydridocarbyne) by applying a voltage to the electrodes at least one of which is an active metal, the electrodes being immersed in a trisubstituted halomethane solution.
Abstract: Poly(hydridocarbyne) (PHC) is synthesized by a hybrid, active-metal/electrochemical method by applying a voltage to the electrodes at least one of which is an active-metal, the electrodes being immersed in a trisubstituted halomethane solution. The active-metal electrode and halomethane solution both partake in the electrochemical reaction.
8 citations
TL;DR: Poly(hydridocarbyne) was synthesized by the reaction of bromoform and magnesium metal under the mechanochemical activation conditions as discussed by the authors, and it was shown that it can be used to synthesize polycarbyne.
Abstract: Poly(hydridocarbyne) was synthesized by the reaction of bromoform and magnesium metal under the mechanochemical activation conditions.
4 citations
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