Conformational Preferences and the Phase Stability of Fullerene Hexa-adducts

San-Lien Wu; Chen-Yang Hong; Kuan-Yi Wu; Shih-Ting Lan; Chou-Ting Hsieh; Hsin-Lung Chen; Chien-Lung Wang

doi:10.1002/asia.201600543

Conformational Preferences and the Phase Stability of Fullerene Hexa-adducts

Chem Asian J. 2016 Jul 20;11(14):2011-5. doi: 10.1002/asia.201600543. Epub 2016 Jun 22.

Authors

San-Lien Wu¹, Chen-Yang Hong¹, Kuan-Yi Wu¹, Shih-Ting Lan¹, Chou-Ting Hsieh¹, Hsin-Lung Chen², Chien-Lung Wang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Rd., Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan.
² Department of Chemical Engineering and Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu, 30013, Taiwan.
³ Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Rd., Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan. kclwang@nctu.edu.tw.

PMID: 27246179
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600543

Abstract

Molecular conformation and the assembly structure determine the spatial arrangements of the constituent units and the functions of a molecule. Although, fullerene hexa-adducts (FHAs) have been known as functional materials with great versatility, their conformational preferences and phase stability remain a complicate issue. By choosing bithiophene (T2 ) and dodecyl bithiophene (C12 T2 ) as the peripheral units of FHA, and using microscopic, scattering and diffraction characterizations, our study reveals how the intramolecular interaction and environmental stimulus affects the conformational preferences and phase stability of FHAs.

Keywords: conformation; conjugated molecule; fullerene; phase stability; self-organization.