C74F38: an exohedral derivative of a small-bandgap fullerene with D3 symmetry.
C74F38: an exohedral derivative of a small-bandgap fullerene with D3 symmetry.
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10.1002/anie.200352960
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2004-02
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A. Goryunkov;V. Y. Markov;I. Ioffe;R. D. Bolskar;M. Diener;Igor V. Kuvychko;S. Strauss;O. Boltalina
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A. Goryunkov;V. Y. Markov;I. Ioffe;R. D. Bolskar;M. Diener;Igor V. Kuvychko;S. Strauss;O. Boltalina
Toluene-soluble fullerenes with large HOMO–LUMO energy gaps (eg, C60, C70) have been intensely studied.[1] In contrast, toluene-insoluble fullerenes with HOMO–LUMO gaps less than 0.5 eV have not been extensively studied due to their low solubility and air sensitivity. An important example of the latter is C74, which may have a HOMO–LUMO gap as small as 0.05 eV.[2–4] We present here the isolation and characterization of a single regioisomer (pair of enantiomers) of the C74F38 fullerene derivative with D3 symmetry (denoted D3-C74F38), the first exohedral derivative of C74. Pure samples of the small-bandgap (SBG) fullerene C74 were reported for the first time in 1998.[2] Diener and Alford at TDA processed solutions containing the stable C74 2À ion by anaerobic HPLC, then reoxidized the C74 2À-enriched fraction to yield solid C74.[2] Up until that point, the insolubility of empty (ie, metal-free) C74, which may be a consequence of the small HOMO–LUMO gap,[2] had prevented the exploration of its exohedral derivative chemistry. However, there were indications that some fluoro [74] fullerenes might be prepared. The gas-phase difluoro monoanion C74F2 À was observed in 1994 by Knudsen-cell mass spectrometry.[5] Significantly, the CÀF bonds in C74F2 À appeared to be stronger than the CÀF bonds in C60F2 À and C70F2 À.[6] In addition, it was recently shown that a specific set of Knudsen-cell conditions led to the generation of C74F38+ as the dominant gas-phase [74] fullerene species.[7] Highly fluorinated [60] fullerenes are well known to be stable and to have higher volatilities and solubilities than the parent fullerene C60.[8, 9] With this in mind,