Properties of fullerene[50] and D5h decachlorofullerene[50]: a computational study |
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Authors: | Lu Xin Chen Zhongfang Thiel Walter Schleyer Paul von Ragué Huang Rongbin Zheng Lansun |
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Institution: | State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces & Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. |
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Abstract: | Stimulated by the recent preparation and characterization of the first 50]fullerene derivative, decachlorofullerene50] (Science 2004, 304, 699), we have performed a systematic density functional study on the electronic and spectroscopic properties of C(50), its anions and derivatives such as C(50)Cl(10) and C(50)Cl(12). The ground state of C(50) has D(3) symmetry with a spheroid shape, and is highly aromatic; the best D(5h)C(50) singlet is nonaromatic. Both D(3)() and D(5h)() isomers of C(50) have high electron affinities and can be reduced easily. Due to the unstable fused pentagon structural features, C(50) is chemically labile and subject to addition reactions such as chlorination, dimerization and polymerization. The equatorial pentagon-pentagon fusions of D(5h)C(50) are active sites for chemical reactions; hence, D(5h)C(50) may behave as a multivalent group. The computed IR, Raman, (13)C NMR and UV-vis spectra of the D(5h)C(50)Cl(10) molecule agree well with the experimental data. Finally, D(5h)C(50)Cl(10) is predicted to have a high electron affinity and, hence, might serve as an electron-acceptor in photonic/photovoltaic applications. The geometry and (13)C NMR chemical shifts of C(50)Cl(12) were computed to assist further isolation experiments. |
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