Recent advances and attempts in synthesis of conjugated nanobelts

Conjugated nanobelts are attractive molecules of esthetic appeal, synthetic challenges, unique properties, interesting applications, and potential impacts. The recent years have witnessed significant progress in the synthesis of carbon nanobelts and approaches to a new type of conjugated nanobelts. This review emphasizes two general synthetic strategies to approach conjugated nanobelts, and briefly covers structurally related nanobelts that are not fully conjugated, and finally provides an outlook for new directions in the field. The recent years have witnessed significant progress in the synthesis of conjugated nanobelts, which are attractive molecules of aesthetic appeal, synthetic challenges, unique properties, interesting applications and potential impacts. This review covers two types of conjugated nanobelts with emphasis on two general synthetic strategies, and briefly introduces structurally related nanobelts that are not fully conjugated, and finally provides an outlook for new directions in the field.