Four isomers of C96 fullerene structurally proven as C96Cl22 and C96Cl24.
Four isomers of C96 fullerene structurally proven as C96Cl22 and C96Cl24.
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10.1002/anie.201201775
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发表时间:
2012-08
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通讯作者:
Shangfeng Yang;Tao Wei;E. Kemnitz;S. Troyanov
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作者:
Shangfeng Yang;Tao Wei;E. Kemnitz;S. Troyanov
Investigations of higher fullerenes (larger than C70) have been hampered by their low abundance in fullerene soot and by the fact that the number of stable fullerene isomers obeying the isolated pentagon rule (IPR) increases rapidly with the cage size.[1] Structural characterization of higher fullerenes is typically accomplished by means of 13C NMR spectroscopy which provides information on molecular symmetry. However, the identification of higher fullerenes by this conventional method is not unambiguous in many cases since several isomers may exhibit the same molecular symmetry.[2] Theoretical calculations provide information concerning the relative stability and the expected line distribution in the NMR spectra, thus assisting in the cage assignment.[3] The derivatization of higher fullerenes followed by the separation of derivatives and characterization by direct methods appeared to be a rather effective approach, as illustrated by some examples for C78–C90 based on their perfluoroalkylated and halogenated derivatives.[4]Experimental observations on higher fullerenes beyond C90 are additionally hindered by the very small amounts of available materials and the large number of possible isomers to be separated. As one of the largest higher fullerenes isolable from fullerene soot, C96 is predicted to have 187 possible IPR cage isomers according to the topological analysis.[1] The first chromatographic isolation and 13C NMR characterization of C96 fullerenes indicated the presence of as many as ten different isomers in fullerene soot.[5] Theoretical calculations were performed for C96 isomers to predict their relative stabilities. According to the calcu-