Positional control of encapsulated atoms inside a fullerene cage by exohedral addition

Michio Yamada; Tsukasa Nakahodo; Takatsugu Wakahara; Takahiro Tsuchiya; Yutaka Maeda; Takeshi Akasaka; Masahiro Kako; Kenji Yoza; Ernst Horn; Naomi Mizorogi; Kaoru Kobayashi; Shigeru Nagase

doi:10.1021/ja054346r

Positional control of encapsulated atoms inside a fullerene cage by exohedral addition

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Oct 26;127(42):14570-1. doi: 10.1021/ja054346r.

Authors

Michio Yamada¹, Tsukasa Nakahodo, Takatsugu Wakahara, Takahiro Tsuchiya, Yutaka Maeda, Takeshi Akasaka, Masahiro Kako, Kenji Yoza, Ernst Horn, Naomi Mizorogi, Kaoru Kobayashi, Shigeru Nagase

Affiliation

¹ Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan.

PMID: 16231899
DOI: 10.1021/ja054346r

Abstract

The exohedrally functionalized derivative of endohedral metallofullerene, Ce2@C80(Mes2SiCH2SiMes2), was successfully synthesized and fully characterized. X-ray crystallographic and NMR spectroscopic analyses reveal that the free random motion of two metal atoms in Ce2@C80 is controlled inside the cage by exohedral chemical functionalization.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbon Isotopes
Cerium / chemistry*
Fullerenes / chemistry*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / standards
Models, Molecular
Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
Reference Standards

Substances

Carbon Isotopes
Fullerenes
Organometallic Compounds
Cerium