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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
45
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
Stimulated by the recent preparation and characterization of the first [50]fullerene derivative, decachlorofullerene[50] (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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-7863
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
126
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14871-8
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Properties of fullerene[50] and D5h decachlorofullerene[50]: a computational study.
pubmed:affiliation
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces & Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article