Synthesis and reaction of fullerene C70 encapsulating two molecules of H2

Michihisa Murata; Shuhei Maeda; Yuta Morinaka; Yasujiro Murata; Koichi Komatsu

doi:10.1021/ja8076846

Synthesis and reaction of fullerene C70 encapsulating two molecules of H2

J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Nov 26;130(47):15800-1. doi: 10.1021/ja8076846.

Authors

Michihisa Murata¹, Shuhei Maeda, Yuta Morinaka, Yasujiro Murata, Koichi Komatsu

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.

PMID: 18959401
DOI: 10.1021/ja8076846

Abstract

New endohedral fullerene C(70) encapsulating one and two H(2) molecule(s) has been synthesized by organic reactions, the so-called "molecular surgery" method, and the first organic derivatization of H(2)@C(70) and (H(2))(2)@C(70) has been conducted. Although the interaction between inner H(2) and outer C(70) is rather weak, (H(2))(2)@C(70) exhibits smaller equilibrium constants in the Diels-Alder reaction with 9,10-dimethylanthracene than those of H(2)@C(70).