Synthesis of Long‐Sought C 66 with Exohedral Stabilization

Previously reported fused‐pentagon fullerenes stabilized by exohedral derivatization do not share the same cage with those stabilized by endohedral encapsulation. Herein we report the crystallographic identification of #4348 C 66 Cl 10 , which has the same cage as that of previously reported Sc 2 @C...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014-07, Vol.53 (30), p.7853-7855
Main Authors: Gao, Cong‐Li, Li, Xiang, Tan, Yuan‐Zhi, Wu, Xin‐Zhou, Zhang, Qianyan, Xie, Su‐Yuan, Huang, Rong‐Bin
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Language:English
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Summary:Previously reported fused‐pentagon fullerenes stabilized by exohedral derivatization do not share the same cage with those stabilized by endohedral encapsulation. Herein we report the crystallographic identification of #4348 C 66 Cl 10 , which has the same cage as that of previously reported Sc 2 @C 66 . According to the geometrical data of #4348 C 66 Cl 10 , both strain relief (at the fused pentagons) and local aromaticity (on the remaining sp 2 ‐hybrided carbon framework) contribute to the exohedral stabilization of this long‐sought 66 carbon atom cage.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.201402625