Formation of ‘carbyne’ in the interaction of polyacetylene with potassium under high quasi-hydrostatic pressure

I.A. Udod, Vladimir Shchurik, Boris M. Bulychev, S.P. Sirotinkin, M.B. Guseva, Vladimir G. Babaev, Yuri P. Kudryavtsev, S. E. Evsyukov

Journal of Materials Chemistry · 1993 · 18 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The interaction of polyacetylene with potassium has been studied under quasi-hydrostatic pressure of 20–40 kbar over a wide range of temperatures. Dehydrogenation of polyacetylene has been observed on thermobaric treatment with potassium. The formation of carbyne, a linear allotropic form of carbon, has been confirmed by electron diffraction and infrared (IR) spectroscopy.

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