Financial support was provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(nos.21922113,22088102,21672227,21988102,and 22071257);the Chinese Academy of Sciences(no.XDB17000000);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(no.2017YFA0206903),K.C.Wong Education Foundation,and TIPC Director’s Fund.
Monodispersed molecular nanotubes,particularly those with uniform lengths,are challenging targets for chemical synthesis.Here,we report the general design and efficient synthesis of finite molecular nanotubes,utilizin...