Bent and stretched but not yet to the breaking point: C(8)-C(16) sp carbon chains that span two platinum atoms and the first structurally characterized 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15-octayne.
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What kind of Maxwell's Demon is bending this C12 chain in the crystal lattice? When "stretched" by an additional four carbons, it straightens considerably, to a gentle S-shape.