We report the synthesis, isolation, and characterizations of the novel trimetallofullerene Sm3@Ih-C80. Importantly, the experimental X-ray structure of Sm3@Ih-C80 verified for the first time that three metal atoms can be stabilized in a fullerene cage without a nonmetal mediator. Furthermore, computational studies demonstrated the electronic features of Sm3@Ih-C80, which are similar to that of theoretically studied Y3@Ih-C80. Electrochemical studies of Sm3@Ih-C80 showed a major difference from those of the well-studied isoelectronic species Sc3N@Ih-C80 and La2@Ih-C80.
An Experimentally Observed Trimetallofullerene Sm3@Ih-C80: Encapsulation of Three Metal Atoms in a Cage without a Nonmetallic Mediator / W. Xu; L. Feng; M. Calvaresi; J. Liu; Y. Liu; B. Niu; Z. Shi; Y. Lian; F. Zerbetto. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 0002-7863. - STAMPA. - 135:(2013), pp. 4187-4190. [10.1021/ja400490u]
An Experimentally Observed Trimetallofullerene Sm3@Ih-C80: Encapsulation of Three Metal Atoms in a Cage without a Nonmetallic Mediator
CALVARESI, MATTEO;ZERBETTO, FRANCESCO
2013
Abstract
We report the synthesis, isolation, and characterizations of the novel trimetallofullerene Sm3@Ih-C80. Importantly, the experimental X-ray structure of Sm3@Ih-C80 verified for the first time that three metal atoms can be stabilized in a fullerene cage without a nonmetal mediator. Furthermore, computational studies demonstrated the electronic features of Sm3@Ih-C80, which are similar to that of theoretically studied Y3@Ih-C80. Electrochemical studies of Sm3@Ih-C80 showed a major difference from those of the well-studied isoelectronic species Sc3N@Ih-C80 and La2@Ih-C80.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
