Simple combustion production and characterization of octahydro[60]fullerene with a non-IPR C60 cage

J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Nov 3;132(43):15093-5. doi: 10.1021/ja108316e.

Abstract

For the first time an easier, operable combustion method is employed for the synthesis of non-IPR fullerene, and an octahydro[60]fullerene with a non-IPR C(60) cage (C(60) isomer (#1809)C(60)) produced by combustion is isolated and characterized by MS, UV-vis, IR, and NMR spectroscopies in combination with DFT calculations. This finding shows that, in addition to chlorine, hydrogen can be an ample cataloreactant for the production of non-IPR fullerene derivatives under such conditions as arc-burning and diffusion combustion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fullerenes / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Quantum Theory
  • Spectrum Analysis

Substances

  • Fullerenes
  • fullerene C60