Synthesis of hydrogen- and methyl-capped long-chain polyynes by intense ultrashort laser pulse irradiation of toluene

Ali Ramadhan, Michal Wesolowski, Tomonari Wakabayashi +5

Hydrogen- and methyl-capped polyynes were synthesized by irradiating pure liquid toluene with 35 femtosecond, 300 μJ laser pulses having a central wavelength of 800 nm, generated b…