Co-aggregation of fullerene C60 and thiophene in the non-aromatic solvent cyclohexene

Co-aggregation of fullerene C₆₀ and thiophene has been studied calorimetrically in cyclohexene at 25 °C. The total aggregation heat is found to depend on initial concentration of thiophene and fall between −1.9 and −5.8 kJ mol⁻¹. The corresponding thiophene/fullerene molar ratio (“co-aggregation number”) ranges from 7 to 12. The data are rationalized by formation of heteromolecular nanoaggregates with intermolecular contacts of both fullerene–thiophene and fullerene–fullerene types. A physical model describing interaction between fullerenes and π-donors in solution is substantiated and used to explain heterogeneity of composites containing fullerenes.     

Selective addition of H2O to fullerene C60 catalyzed by Ti, Zr, and Hf catalysts

Selective addition of H₂O to fullerene C₆₀ catalyzed by Cp₂MCl₂ (M = Ti, Zr, Hf) catalysts to yield 1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrofullerene has been realized for the first time.     

The hydrogenolysis of C60 and C70

Temperature-programmed reaction (TPR) of C₆₀ and C₇₀ with H₂ was carried out on nickel in order to investigate the thermal stability of the fullerenes in the catalytic hydrogenation. The TPR profiles showed two methanation peaks and the corresponding weight decrease above 420°C, indicating the hydrogenolysis to CH₄. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Reactions of fullerene C60 with organometallic azides

Reactions of fullerene C₆₀ with organometallic azides [Et₂AlN₃, EtAl(N₃)₂ and Bu₃SnN₃] led to novel 1-azido-2-alkylfullerenes. The structures of the products were confirmed by IR, ¹Н and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and MALDI TOF mass spectrometry.     

Radical scavenging efficiency of different fullerenes C60-C70 and fullerene soot

This investigation was undertaken to determine the antioxidant activity of a range of fullerenes C₆₀ and C₇₀ in order to rank them according to their comparative efficiency. The model reaction of initiated (2,2′- azobisisobutyronitrile, AIBN) cumene oxidation was used to determine rate constants for addition of radicals to fullerenes. Measurements of oxidation rates in the presence of different fullerenes showed that the antioxidant activity as well as the mechanism and mode of inhibition were different for fullerenes C₆₀ and C₇₀ and fullerene soot. All fullerenes - C₆₀ of gold grade, C₆₀/C₇₀ (93/7, mix 1), C₆₀/C₇₀ (80 ± 5/20 ± 5, mix 2) and C₇₀ operated as alkyl radical acceptora, whereas fullerene soot surprisingly retarded the model reaction by a dual mode similar to that for the fullerenes and with an induction period like many of the sterically hindered phenolic and amine antioxidants. For the C₆₀ and C₇₀ the oxidation rates were found to depend linearly on the reciprocal square root of the concentration over a sufficiently wide range thereby fitting the mechanism for the addition of cumylalkyl radicals to the fullerene core. This is consistent with literature data on the more ready and rapid addition of alkyl and alkoxy radicals to the fullerenes compared with peroxy radicals. Rate constants for the addition of cumyl radicals to the fullerenes were determined to be k_(333K) = (1.9 ± 0.2) × 10⁸ (C₆₀); (2.3 ± 0.2) × 10⁸ (C₆₀/C₇₀, mix 1); (2.7 ± 0.2) × 10⁸ (C₆₀/C₇₀, mix 2); (3.0 ± 0.3) × 10⁸ (C₇₀), M⁻¹ s⁻¹. The increasing C₇₀ constituent in the fullerenes leads to a corresponding increase in the rate constant.The fullerene soot inhibits the model reaction according to the mechanism of trapping of peroxy radicals; the oxidation proceeds with a pronounced induction period and kinetic curves are linear in semi-logarithmic coordinates.For the first time the effective concentration of inhibiting centres and inhibition rate constants for the fullerene soot have been determined to be fn[C₆₀−soot] = (2.0 ± 0.1) × 10⁻⁴ mol g⁻¹ and k_inh = (6.5 ± 1.5) × 10³ M⁻¹ s⁻¹ respectively.The kinetic data obtained specify the level of antioxidant activity for the commercial fullerenes and scope for their rational use in different composites. The results may be helpful for designing an optimal profile of composites containing fullerenes.     

High-temperature and photochemical syntheses of C60 and C70 fullerene derivatives with linear perfluoroalkyl chains

New experimental results on perfluoroalkylation of C₆₀ and C₇₀ with the use of R_fI (R_f = CF₃, C₂F₅, n-C₃F₇, n-C₄F₉, and n-C₆F₁₃), along with a critical overview of the existing synthetic methods, are presented. For the selected new fullerene (R_f)_n compounds we report spectroscopic, electrochemical and structural data, including improved crystallographic data for the isomers of C₇₀(C₂F₅)₁₀ and C₆₀(C₂F₅)₁₀, and the first X-ray structural data for the dodecasubstituted perfluoethylated C₇₀ fullerene, C₇₀(C₂F₅)₁₂, which possesses unprecedented addition pattern.     

Complexes of a bio-molecule and a C60 cage

C₆₀ is the most important fullerene cage and glycine is the simplest representative of a backbone unit of a protein. In this paper, the structures and the energies of glycine–C₆₀ complexes were calculated at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level DFT. It was found that the binding of glycine to C₆₀ generated a slightly unstable complex via its amino nitrogen, a moderately unstable complex via its hydroxyl oxygen, and a very unstable complex via its carbonyl oxygen. This indicates that fullerene cages might be unable to form stable bindings to proteins via their amino nitrogen, hydroxyl oxygen and carbonyl oxygen active sites.     

Complex formation between water-soluble sulfonated calixarenes and C60 fullerene

The inclusion complexes of sulfonated thiacalix[4]arene 1 and calix[6]arene 2 sodium salts with C₆₀ fullerene were investigated by photoluminescence (PL) and quantum-chemical methods. The stoichiometries of calixarene/C₆₀ complexes were found to be 2:1 for 1 and 1:1 for 2. Related quantum-chemical investigations show that C₆₀ fullerene is included in a cavity composed of two half-bowl molecules of 1. The C₆₀ fullerene ball is located deep within the cavity of 2 and the negatively charged sulfonate arms probably inhibit the formation of the bowl-shaped capsule that was observed in the case of 1.     

A theoretical study on a fullerene derivative C54N4 and some of its protonated forms

Semiempirical quantum chemical calculations at the level of AM1 (restricted Hartree–Fock) have been performed on a fullerene derivative, C₅₄N₄, theoretically obtained from C₆₀ and its mono and diprotonated forms. All these structures are stable, but endothermic in nature. Some calculated geometrical and physicochemical properties of these have also been reported.     

氯化锌催化下C60与枞酸的反应

拟利用枞酸分子中的非同环共轭二烯在氯化锌作用下异构化成具有同环共轭二烯的海松酸结构, 再与C₆₀进行Diels-Alder加成反应, 预测可以得到Diels-Alder加成产物. C₆₀、枞酸及氯化锌在邻二氯苯溶剂中, 在氮气保护下于175～180 ℃反应8 h, 将反应物洗涤后进行硅胶柱层析分离, 采用FT-IR, ¹³C NMR, ¹H NMR和MALDI-TOF-MS等分析方法对反应主要产物进行结构测定, 却意外发现得到C₆₀与枞酸的加成过程中发生了脱羧脱氢反应且产物含有芳环的化学结构.     

Electronic structure of the complexes of fullerene C60 with polyaromatic molecules

Electronic structure of the complexes of fullerene C₆₀ with triphenylene (TP) and 9,10-diphenylantracene (DPA) has been studied by an X-ray fluorescent spectroscopy. The C Kα spectrum of a complex was shown to be almost an additive sum of the C Kα spectra measured for fullerene and organic ligand. The quantum-chemical calculation of a DPA·C₆₀ structural unit using density functional theory (DFT) revealed a slight charge transfer from DPA molecule to the C₆₀ cage. The intermolecular interaction in the complex was found to proceed through quit energy deep molecular orbitals.     

Microwave-assisted extraction of C60 and C70 from fullerene soot

Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) was examined as an alternative to the traditional Soxhlet method of extracting C₆₀ and C₇₀ from fullerene soot. MAE of 0.20 g of fullerene soot with 95:5 toluene–acetonitrile yielded greater than 7.8 mg of C₆₀ and greater than 0.54 mg of C₇₀ in 4 min with no further increase in yield after 30 min of irradiation. By comparison, exhaustive Soxhlet extraction of the same size sample with the same solvent yielded 7.1 mg of C₆₀ and 0.58 mg of C₇₀ in 340 min. Reextraction by MAE of soot initially extracted by Soxhlet increased the yield of Soxhlet alone. Although MAE was limited to less than 0.5-g sample per extraction vessel, multiple samples were extracted with minimal increased extraction time and no reduction in the amount of material recovered.     

Easily characterized systems of C60 grafted on SiO2

Fullerenes grafted on silica with cleavable anchors give materials that can be easily characterized after thermal/chemical treatment or use as catalysts. Transesterification of an ester linkage leads to detachment of the fullerene moiety from the silica and permits study with standard spectroscopic methods. In particular, UV-vis spectroscopy was proved to be a valuable tool permitting structure analysis and quantitative determination at the same time.     

Catalytic hydrogenation of C60 on transition metals

The catalytic hydrogenation of C₆₀ on Ru, Rh and Ir produced C₆₀H₁₈ mainly, while Pd, Pt, Co and Ni catalysts gave C₆₀H₃₆ principally. Very little activity was observed on Au and Fe. The higher hydrogenated fullerene obtained on Pd, Pt, Co and Ni was ascribed to the smaller % d-character of the metallic bond, on which the fullerene and hydrogen may more strongly be adsorbed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Investigation of fullerene C60 effect on properties of polymethylmethacrylate exposed to ionizing radiation

Effect of fullerene C₆₀ was investigated on thermal, mechanical and optical properties of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) under ionizing radiation. It was stated that fullerene C₆₀ behaves as an effective antirad with respect to PMMA. Fullerene C₆₀ addition raises temperature of destruction for polymer subjected to electron radiation by 20-25 °C, lowers the rate from 4 to 4.5 times and increases the activation barrier for radiated PMMA destruction reaction. Fullerene C₆₀ addition promotes improvement of strength properties of PMMA: for films containing C₆₀ addition and else subjected to electron radiation treatment a decrease in rupture strength is 10-15%, for samples containing no fullerene it equals ∼25%. Interaction of free radicals with fullerene at radiation treatment influences optical characteristics of PMMA films.     

Donor–acceptor interaction of fullerene C60 with triptycene in molecular complex TPC·C60

A molecular complex of fullerene C₆₀ with triptycene, TPC·C₆₀ is obtained. The complex has a three-dimensional packing of C₆₀ molecules. According to the IR spectra, the freezing of free rotation of C₆₀ molecules in the complex is maintained up to 360 K. The XP-spectra of TPC·C₆₀ show the suppression of π–π^* transitions of TPC phenylene rings. The separation of C₆₀ molecules by TPC ones in TPC·C₆₀ results in low intensity of the C₆₀ transitions in the 420–500 nm range in an optical spectrum. This absorption is assumed as that attributed to intermolecular transitions between adjacent C₆₀ molecules.     

Modeling nanoscopic formations of C60 on supporting substrates

Research into the controlled formation of nano-structured cluster-based layers on various types of supporting substrates occupies a very prominent place in both the experimental surface physics and in the newly emerging field of computational condensed matter physics, where such processes are modeled via computer-based numerical simulations at the atomic and molecular levels. One area of deep interest is the growth of nano-scale formations of C₆₀ fullerene on metallic and semi-conducting surfaces, which have potential applications in quantum-scale device fabrication. We review the field of C₆₀ adsorption on a variety of substrates, and then report on the highly accurate numerical simulations that we have performed to model the adsorption of this molecule on the Si and graphite substrates. We also report on the results of our computations of the scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)-like images of a C₆₀ molecule adsorbed on a graphite surface to show that no tip-induced states were responsible for the presence of extra features purported to have been observed in an experiment on this system.     

Ozonization of C70 and subsequent thermolysis of ozonide 1,2-C70O3: A theoretical study

Semiempirical method AM1 was employed to investigate the ozonization of [70]fullerene (C₇₀) and the following extrusion of molecular oxygen from ozonide 1,2-C₇₀O₃. Our computational results show that (i) among the eight different bonds of C₇₀ that may react with ozone, the C1C2 and C5C6 bonds are the two most active pair sites with near the same energy barriers; (ii) there are six different pathways to extrude molecular oxygen from ozonide 1,2-C₇₀O₃, of which one results in 1,6-oxidoannulene, one affords 2,3-oxidoannulene, the other four lead to 1,2-epoxide. It is most likely that the formation of 1,2-epoxide proceeds via two parallel routes with similarly lower-energy profiles, which are favored both thermodynamically and kinetically. Several new intermediates and transition states have been located for the thermolysis of ozonide 1,2-C₇₀O₃ to epoxide 1,2-C₇₀O. Four steps are required for the seemly simple conversion of 1,2-C₇₀O₃ to 1,2-C₇₀O.     

C60及其衍生物非线性光学材料的研究进展

介绍了非线性光学性质的原理以及目前研究的具有这种特殊性质的功能材料的结构特点和应用. C₆₀具有的特殊结构, 使其在众多领域成为了研究的重点. C₆₀本身就具有良好的非线性光学性能, 对其修饰得到的各种衍生物更体现优良的性质, 尤其是目前人们大量研究的富勒烯高分子化功能材料具有非常快速的非线性响应时间. 因此重点介绍了C₆₀及其衍生物的结构、非线性光学原理、性质和国内外最新的研究状况.