NHC-BH2-C60H: synthesis, characterization and electrochemical properties of the N-heterocyclic-carbene-stabilized fullerene–borane complex

Sheng-Hu Yuan; Shu-Chao Ma; Jian Wu; Xiu-Ying Zheng; Jun Xuan; Fei Li

doi:10.1039/D4CC04866K

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NHC-BH₂-C₆₀H: synthesis, characterization and electrochemical properties of the N-heterocyclic-carbene-stabilized fullerene–borane complex†

Sheng-Hu Yuan,^abc Shu-Chao Ma,^abc Jian Wu,^abc Xiu-Ying Zheng,

^d Jun Xuan*^abc and Fei Li

*^abc

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^a Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
E-mail: lfe@ahu.edu.cn

^b Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China

^c Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China

^d Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, China

Abstract

NHC-[60]fullereborane (NHC-BH₂-C₆₀H) has been synthesized, isolated in pure form, and characterized. The reaction of C₆₀ with NHC–borane produced NHC-BH₂-C₆₀H as the first air-stable and separatable fullerene–borane compound. The formation of a N-heterocyclic carbene stabilized this borane complex of C₆₀, and the structure of the complex was unambiguously determined throughsingle-crystal X-ray analysis. This fullerene–borane complex exhibited remarkable stability and promising electrochemical properties.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC04866K
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 20 Sep 2024
Accepted: 22 Nov 2024
First published: 25 Nov 2024

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Chem. Commun., 2025,61, 528-531

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NHC-BH₂-C₆₀H: synthesis, characterization and electrochemical properties of the N-heterocyclic-carbene-stabilized fullerene–borane complex

S. Yuan, S. Ma, J. Wu, X. Zheng, J. Xuan and F. Li, Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 528 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04866K

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