Novel synthesis and characterization of five isomers of (C(70))(2) fullerene dimers

Grant S Forman; Nikos Tagmatarchis; Hisanori Shinohara

doi:10.1021/ja0168662

Novel synthesis and characterization of five isomers of (C(70))(2) fullerene dimers

J Am Chem Soc. 2002 Jan 16;124(2):178-9. doi: 10.1021/ja0168662.

Authors

Grant S Forman¹, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Hisanori Shinohara

Affiliation

¹ Nagoya University, Department of Chemistry, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan.

PMID: 11782162
DOI: 10.1021/ja0168662

Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of dimers and polymers, wherein two or more cages are linked, represent an important frontier in the chemistry of fullerene derivatives. A simple and novel method that requires no special apparatus has been developed for the dimerization of [70]fullerene to (C70)2. Upon grinding [70]fullerene in a mortar and pestle in the presence of K2CO3, five structural isomers of (C70)2 have been produced. These isomers are separated from one another via high performance liquid chromatography and are characterized by 13C NMR, UV-vis-NIR absorption and mass spectroscopy.