Structure and stability of tube and cage Ge60H60

A tube Ge(60)H(60) isomer in D(5d) symmetry with fused five-membered rings located at the ends of the tube is more stable than the fullerene-like I(h) cage isomer at the B3LYP/cc-pVDZ level of theory. Introducing endo Ge-H bonds increases the stability of both cage and tube isomers. The most stable tube isomer can admit six endo Ge-H bonds. The cage isomer can admit 10-12 endo Ge-H bonds (H(10)@Ge(60)H(50) and H(12)@Ge(60)H(48)), and they also represent the most stable Ge(60)H(60) isomers. The stability order and structural patterns of Ge(60)H(60) are the same as those found for the corresponding Si(60)H(60) isomers. Moreover, it is found that the 6-31G(d,p) basis set fails to predict the relative energies of the Ge(60)H(60) isomers and the Ge(6)H(6) isomers.     

Fused five-membered rings determine the stability of C60F60

The structure and stability of a set of (CF)60 isomers have been computed at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) density functional theory level. The most stable isomer (6, F4@C60F56) has tube-like structure with four endo C-F bonds and fused five-membered rings at the end of the tube, while the reported most stable cage structure (2, F8@C60F52) with eight endo C-F bonds is higher in energy by 22.6 kcal/mol. This is in contrast to the isolated pentagon rule for the stability of fullerenes. The mean bond dissociation energy of 6 is larger than those of the experimental known C60F36, C60F48, and graphite fluoride. The relative energy per CF unit of 6 to graphite fluoride (CF)n is 3.7 kcal/mol, which is smaller than that of C60 fullerene per carbon to graphite (about 9-10 kcal/mol).     

Computational studies on the cyclization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the synthesis of curved aromatic derivatives.

Computational studies on the cyclization reactions of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were performed at the DFT level. Compounds C26H14 and C24H14, which show the connectivity of C60 fullerene fragments, were chosen as suitable models to study the formation of curved derivatives by six- or five-membered ring formation, upon oxidation to their radical cations. Four possible pathways for the cyclization process were considered: a) initial C-C bond formation to afford a curved derivative, followed by dehydrogenation; b) homolytic C-H cleavage prior to cyclization; c) initial concerted H2 elimination and subsequent cyclization; and d) deprotonation of the radical cations prior to cyclization. Computed reaction and activation energies for these reactions show that direct cyclization from radical cations (pathway a) is the lowest-energy mechanism. The formation of five-membered rings is somewhat more favourable than benzannulation. After new cycle formation, homolytic C-H dissociation to afford the corresponding cations is the most favourable process. These cations react with H* without barrier to give H2* Intermediate deprotonations are strongly disfavoured. The relatively low activation energies compared with carbon cage rearrangements suggest that ionization of PAHs can be used for the tailored preparation of nonplanar derivatives from suitable precursors.     

Energy relationship and the polarization of C_(60) cage in the endohedral complexes (X@C_(60))

In this paper, we carry out the calculation on the system (X@C60)(X=Li, Na, K, Kb, Cs; F, Cl, Br, I), where the position of X changes along 5 typical symmetry directions. For the calculation of quantum chemistry we use EHMO/ASED method, for the calculation of molecular mechanics we use Buckingham potential (exp-6-1) function, and for the calculation of thermo-chemical cycle we use individually isolating the processes such as the structure variation, charge transfer and charge distribution, and their interactions etc. The calculation results show that (1) In the region of radius r≈0.2 nm of the Ceo cage, the potential field is nearly spherical; (2) Except for Li and Na, the systems are the most stable with minimum energies at the center of C60 cage. For Li and Na, the systems are the most stable with minimum energies at r≈0.16 nm and r≈0.13 nm, respectively. In view of the interactive region of chemical bonds, the interactions between X and the C60 cage do not belong to the classical chemical bonds; (     

Endohedral chemistry of C60-based fullerene cages

Fullerenes have unique chemistry owing to their cage structure, their richness in pi-electrons, and their large polarizabilities. They can trap atoms and small molecules to generate endohedral complexes as superconductors, drug carriers, molecular reactors, and ferroelectric materials. An important goal is to develop effective methods that can affect the behavior of the atoms and small molecules trapped inside the cage. In this paper, the quantum chemical density functional theory was employed to demonstrate that the stability and position of a guest molecule inside the C60 cage can be changed, and its orientation controlled, by modifying the C60 cage shell. The outside attachment of two hydrogen atoms to two adjacent carbon atoms located between two six-membered rings of the C60 cage affects the orientation of the LiF molecule inside and increases the stability of LiF inside the cage by 45%. In contrast, when 60 hydrogen atoms were attached to the outside surface of the C60 cage, thus transforming all C=C double bonds into single bonds, the stability of the LiF inside was reduced by 34%. If two adjacent carbon atoms were removed from C60, the stability of LiF inside this defect C60 was reduced by 41%.     

Photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional calculations of CuSi(n)- (n = 4-18) clusters

We conducted a combined anion photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory study on the structural evolution of copper-doped silicon clusters, CuSi(n)(-) (n = 4-18). Based on the comparison between the experiments and theoretical calculations, CuSi(12)(-) is suggested to be the smallest fully endohedral cluster. The low-lying isomers of CuSi(n)(-) with n ≥ 12 are dominated by endohedral structures, those of CuSi(n)(-) with n < 12 are dominated by exohedral structures. The most stable structure of CuSi(12)(-) is a double-chair endohedral structure with the copper atom sandwiched between two chair-style Si(6) rings or, in another word, encapsulated in a distorted Si(12) hexagonal prism cage. CuSi(14)(-) has an interesting C(3h) symmetry structure, in which the Si(14) cage is composed by three four-membered rings and six five-membered rings.     

(BCO)12与(CH)12稳定性的环张力分析

基于密度泛函理论的B3LYP方法, 对具有等瓣相似性的(BCO)12和(CH)12的10种异构体结构的稳定性进行了计算对比研究, 这10种异构体由三元、四元、五元和六元环组成. 环张力分析表明对羰基硼笼体系, 三元环起主要的稳定化作用, 而四元环是张力的主要来源, 对碳氢笼体系, 五元环起主要的稳定化作用. 电子差分密度表明羰基硼笼中的三元环与碳氢笼中的三元环有不同的电子结构, 导致了它们不同的张力表现. 核独立化学位移(NICS)分析表明, 尽管σ芳香性不是稳定性的决定因素, 但对笼的稳定性有一定的影响.     

Structure and stability of the defect fullerene clusters of C60: C59, C58, and C57

We have performed density functional calculations for the structures and stabilities of various isomers of the defect fullerene clusters of C(60): C(59), C(58), and C(57). The C(59_)5-8, C(58_)5-5-7, and C(57_)4-5-9 clusters were calculated to be the most stable isomers of the C(59), C(58), and C(57) clusters, respectively. There are obvious relationships between structure and stability of the defect fullerene clusters. First, an unsaturated carbon atom favors being located at a 6-membered ring rather than a 5-membered ring. Second, the most stable isomers prefer to have newly formed 5-membered rings, rather than newly formed 4-membered rings.     

[60]富勒烯与1, 1'-联茚的Diels-Alder加成物的合成与结构表征

通过Diels-Alder环加成反应,发现可控制反应条件,使1,1'-联茚与C60反应,并高产率地得到具有新颖结构的单加成物。用HPLC,FT-IR,FD-MS及^1HNMR,^13CNMR,HMQC,HMBC等多种波谱技术对其结构进行表征,测得它的两个sp^3杂化的桥头碳的化学位移为σC:70.91,证明生成的衍生物为[6,6]闭式环加成。^13CNMR谱共给出38个信号,表明C601,1'-联茚衍生物分子具有Cs对称性;此外,还发现单加成衍生物C601,1'-联茚热稳定性好,在四氢呋喃、丙酮等极性溶剂中溶解性好,很适合于在LB膜及光限幅性能方面的研究。     

Approaches to open fullerenes: synthesis and thermal stability of cis-1 bis(isobenzofuran) Diels-Alder adducts of C60

In a quest to form wider openings within the cage of the fullerene C60 through controlled bond-breaking reactions, we have examined the double saturation of adjacent C=C bonds within a six-membered ring of C60. We have investigated the double Diels-Alder cycloaddition of two tethered isobenzofurans to the fullerene C60. We obtained cis-1 adducts in good yields after reacting the methylene- or quinoxaline-tethered bis(isobenzofuran) precursors 2a-k with parent 3,6-dihydro-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (3b). The X-ray structure of the methylene-tethered bis(isobenzofuran)-C60 adduct 4b has been obtained; four-eclipsed substituents are held rigidly by the bicyclic addends. The cis-1 bis(isobenzofuran) bisadducts 4b and 4e-j are kinetically far more stable toward thermal retro-Diels-Alder fragmentation than are mono(isobenzofuran) adducts of C60, in solution and in the solid state as determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy or thermogravimetric analysis. A methodology for the reversible solubilization of other fullerene derivatives based on this work is also presented.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of ionic multicomponent complex: ([Cr(I)(PhH)(2)].+))(2)[Co(II)TPP(C(60)(CN)(2))]-[C(60)(CN)(2)](.-).3(o-C(6)H(4)Cl(2)) containing C(60)(CN)(2).- radical anion and sigma-bonded diamagnetic Co(II)TPP(C(60)(CN)(2)) -anion

The ionic multicomponent complex complex: ([Cr(I)(PhH)(2)].+))(2)[Co(II)TPP(C(60)(CN)(2))]-[C(60)(CN)(2)](.-).3(o-C(6)H(4)Cl(2)) (Co(II)TPP: cobalt (II) tetraphenylporphyrin; Cr(PhH)(2): bis(benzene)chromium; o-C(6)H(4)Cl(2): o-dichlorobenzene) containing CoTPP(C(60)(CN)(2)- anion and C(60)(CN)(2).- radical anion was obtained. The complex has the cage structure with channels, which accommodate Cr(I)(PhH)(2)(.+) and o-C(6)H(4)Cl(2) molecules. For the first time the sigma-bonding of Co(II)TPP to the fullerene radical anion with the essentially shortened Co.C(C(60)(CN)(2)) contact of 2.282 A is observed. The sigma-bonding results in the diamagnetism of Co(II)TPP(C(60)(CN)(2))(-) anion. The nonbonded C(60)(CN)(2)(.-) radical anion retains both the C(2)(v)symmetry and the shape of the molecule. The length of the C(triple bond)N bonds is 1.141 and 1.152 A.     

Crystallographic characterization of Kr@C60 in (0.09Kr@C60/0.91C60). (NiII(OEP)).2C6H6

A sample of C60 containing ca. 9% Kr@C60 has been used to form crystalline (0.09Kr@C60/0.91C60).(NiII(OEP)).2C6H6 whose X-ray crystal structure reveals that the Kr atom is centered within the carbon cage and does not produce a detectable change in the size of the fullerene.     

He+C60↔(He@C60)的反应势垒研究

The reaction barriers of (He+C60(He＠60)) have been calculated by the quantum-chemical method EHMO/ASED in the following four paths: (1) penetrate through the pentagon on the C60 cage; (2) penetrate through the hexagon on the C60 cage,(3) penetrate through the short bond; (4) penetrate through the long bond. Corresponding to each path, there are two choices: (a) while He penetrate C60 cage, the distances of the C’s which are the most adjacent to He are changed with a planar extension and a concerned window is formed; (b) while He penetrate C60 cage, the distances of the C’s which are the most adjacent to He are changed with a spherical extension and a concerned window is formed. The results are given in Figs. 1-2 and Tables 1-2. It is shown that the reaction through path(4) with choice (a) has the least reaction barrier, being optimum. At that case, a window of 9-membered ring is formed. Because the window extension of C6H6 is more free than that of C60, the barrier of He penetrating through C6H6 will be lower than that of He penetrating through C60.     

Thermally stable perfluoroalkylfullerenes with the skew-pentagonal-pyramid pattern: C60(C2F5)4O, C60(CF3)4O, and C60(CF3)6

Reaction of C(60) with CF(3)I at 550 degrees C, which is known to produce a single isomer of C(60)(CF(3))(2,4,6) and multiple isomers of C(60)(CF(3))(8,10), has now been found to produce an isomer of C(60)(CF(3))(6) with the C(s)-C(60)X(6) skew-pentagonal-pyramid (SPP) addition pattern and an epoxide with the C(s)-C(60)X(4)O variation of the SPP addition pattern, C(s)-C(60)(CF(3))(4)O. The structurally similar epoxide C(s)-C(60)(C(2)F(5))(4)O is one of the products of the reaction of C(60) with C(2)F(5)I at 430 degrees C. The three compounds have been characterized by mass spectrometry, DFT quantum chemical calculations, Raman, visible, and (19)F NMR spectroscopy, and, in the case of the two epoxides, single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound C(s)-C(60)(CF(3))(6) is the first [60]fullerene derivative with adjacent R(f) groups that are sufficiently sterically hindered to cause the (DFT-predicted) lengthening of the cage (CF(3))C-C(CF(3)) bond to 1.60 A as well as to give rise to a rare, non-fast-exchange-limit (19)F NMR spectrum at 20 degrees C. The compounds C(s)-C(60)(CF(3))(4)O and C(s)-C(60)(C(2)F(5))(4)O are the first poly(perfluoroalkyl)fullerene derivatives with a non-fluorine-containing exohedral substituent and the first fullerene epoxides known to be stable at elevated temperatures. All three compounds demonstrate that the SPP addition pattern is at least kinetically stable, if not thermodynamically stable, at temperatures exceeding 400 degrees C. The high-temperature synthesis of the two epoxides also indicates that perfluoroalkyl substituents can enhance the thermal stability of fullerene derivatives with other substituents.     

Proposed fluorination mechanism of CB(5)H(6)(-) and CB(9)H(10)(-) with HF. Evidence of kinetic control in the formation of 2-CB(5)H(5)F(-) and 6-CB(9)H(9)F(-)

Two pathways have been considered in the fluorination of CB(5)H(6)(-) and CB(9)H(10)(-) by HF. In the ionic HF fluorination pathway, the monocarborane anion cage is first protonated in a BBB face followed by H(2) elimination and fluoride anion addition. In the covalent HF fluorination pathway, HF is first coordinated through hydrogen to the BBB face. Next, the fluorine can add to either an axial or equatorial boron atom which opens the cage to a nido structure with an endo fluoride substituent. Endo to exo rearrangement occurs with a small activation barrier followed by H(2) elimination. In both pathways, fluorination at the equatorial boron position is predicted to have smaller activation barriers even though substitution at the axial position leads to the more stable products.     

Isolation and characterization of unsymmetrical C(60)Me(5)O(3)H, a cage-opened bisepoxide ketone: tautomerism involving a fullerene cage bond

Bisepoxide ketone C(60)Me(5)O(3)H, possessing a nine-membered hole in the cage, has been isolated from the reaction of C(60)Cl(6) with methyllithium followed by hydrolysis. It is a tautomer of the recently isolated bisepoxide fullerenol, this tautomerism being the first example involving a cage C-C bond, and may be driven by cage strain. Like the fullerenol, the ketone gives a high C(58)(+) fragmentation ion intensity during EI mass spectrometry.     

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids necine bases: Ab initio,semiempirical, and molecular mechanics approaches to molecular properties

The structural stabilities of endo and exo conformations of retronecine and heliotridine molecules were analyzed using different ab initio, semiempirical, and molecular mechanics methods. All electron and pseudopotential ab initio calculations at the Hartree-Fock level of theory with 6-31G* and CEP-31G* basis sets provided structures in excellent agreement with available experimental results obtained from X-ray crystal structure and ¹H-NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) studies in D₂O solutions. The exo conformations showed a greater stability for both molecules. The most significant difference between the calculations was found in the ring planarity of heliotridine, whose distortion was associated with the interaction between the O(11)H group and the C(1)-C(2) double bond as well as with a hydrogen bond between O(11)H and N(4). The discrepancy between pseudopotential and all-electron optimized geometries was reduced after inclusion of the innermost electrons of C(1), C(2), and N(4) in the core potential calculation. The MNDO, AM1, and PM3 semiempirical results showed poor agreement with experimental data. The five-membered rings were observed to be planar for AM1 and MNDO calculations. The PM3 calculations for exo-retronecine showed a greater stability than the endo conformer, in agreement with ab initio results. A good agreement was observed between MM3 and ab initio geometries, with small differences probably due to hydrogen bonds. While exo-retronecine was calculated to be more stable than the endo conformer, the MM3 calculations suggested that endo-heliotridine was slightly more stable than the exo form. © 1996 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

C(60)-exTTF-C(60) Dumbbells: cooperative effects stemming from two C(60)s on the radical ion pair stabilization

[structure: see text] The presence of a second C(60) cage in C(60)-exTTF-C(60) triads [exTTF = 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-anthraquinone] has beneficial effects on the stabilization of the radical ion pair formed upon irradiation in comparison with the related C(60)-exTTF dyad. Although C(60)-exTTF-C(60) ensembles show no electronic interaction between the electroactive units in the ground state, their irradiation leads to C(60)(*)(-)-exTTF(*)(+)-C(60) species with lifetimes on the order of 600 ns in benzonitrile; these lifetimes are twice those determined for the analogous C(60)-exTTF dyad.     

N,N′-二[3-氯-5S-(l-孟氧基)-2(5H)-4-呋喃酮基]-1,4-丁二胺的合成及晶体结构(英文)

合成了N,N′-二[3-氯-5S-(l-孟氧基)-2(5H)-4-呋喃酮基]-1,4-丁二胺,并通过IR,1H NMR,MS和X射线单晶衍射对其进行了表征.X射线单晶衍射结果表明:标题化合物的不对称结构单元中包含一个平面的呋喃酮环和一个椅式的环己烷环,四个手性中心.标题化合物通过N—H…O分子间氢键作用实现空间堆积.     

Two one-dimension copper(II) coordination polymers based on imine-based bidentate Schiff-base ligand: synthesis, crystal structure and luminescent properties

Two new one-dimension copper(II) coordination polymers [CuL(2)(NCS)(2)](n) (1) and [CuL(2)(NO(3))(2)](n) (2) (L=(C(5)H(4)N)C(CH(3))=N-N=(CH(3))C(C(5)H(4)N)) have been synthesized and characterized by IR, elemental analysis, TG technique and X-ray crystallography. Each Cu(II) atom has a distorted octahedral N(6) (1) or N(4)O(2) (2) environment with four pyridyl N atoms from four ligands and two N atoms from two NCS(-) anions for polymer 1 or two O atoms from two NO(3)(-) anions for polymer 2, respectively. A pair of bis-monodentate bridging ligands links two Cu(II) centers to form one dimension chain structure containing bimetallic 22-membered macrometallacyclic rings. 1D chain is held together with its neighboring ones via C-H?S hydrogen bonds for 1 and C-H?O hydrogen bonds, C-H?π interactions for 2 to form a 3D supramolecular structure, respectively. The luminescent properties of the polymers 1 and 2 were investigated in the solid state at room temperature.