Icosidodecahedral Coordination-Saturated Cuprofullerene |
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| Authors: | Dr Shun-Ze Zhan Yu-Li Liu Prof Dr Hong Cai Prof Dr Ming-De Li Qibin Huang Dr Xu-Dong Wang Mian Li Prof Dr Li Dang Prof Dr Seik Weng Ng Prof Dr Weigang Lu Prof Dr Dan Li |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063 P. R. China;2. School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, 521041 P. R. China;3. School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 P. R. China;4. UCSI University, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56000 Malaysia;5. College of Chemistry and Materials Science and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | The first coordination-saturated buckyball with a C60 molecule totally encased in an icosidodecahedral Cu30 in a (μ30-(η2)30)-fashion, namely C60@Cu30@Cl36N12, has been successfully realized by a C60-templated assembly. The 48 outmost coordinating atoms (36Cl+12N) comprise a new simple polyhedron that is described by a ccf topology. Charge transfer from (CuI, Cl) to C60 explains the expansion of the light absorption up to 700 nm, and accounts for an ultrafast photophysical process that underpins its high photothermal conversion efficiency. This work makes a giant step forward in exohedral metallofullerene (ExMF) chemistry. |
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| Keywords: | Coordination-Saturated Buckyball Cuprofullerene Icosidodecahedron |
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