Alkyne metathesis has been used to prepare the carbon allotrope γ-graphyne, which is composed equally of sp- and sp2-hybridized carbon atoms. The carbon sheets are stacked in an ABC staggered interlayer arrangement and can be exfoliated like graphene.
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Haley, M.M. Synthesizing γ-graphyne. Nat. Synth 1, 413–414 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-022-00073-w
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