Synthesis of a new endohedral fullerene family, Sc2S@C2n (n = 40–50) by the introduction of SO2

Ning Chen; Manuel N. Chaur; Cheryl Moore; Julio R. Pinzón; Ramon Valencia; Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea; Josep M. Poblet; Luis Echegoyen

doi:10.1039/C0CC00835D

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Synthesis of a new endohedral fullerene family, Sc₂S@C_2n (n = 40–50) by the introduction of SO₂†‡

Ning Chen,^a Manuel N. Chaur,^a Cheryl Moore,^a Julio R. Pinzón,^a Ramon Valencia,^b Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea,^b Josep M. Poblet*^b and Luis Echegoyen*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 219 Hunter Laboratories, Clemson, USA
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^b Department de Química Fisica i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira y Virgilic/Marcel lí Domingo s/n, Campus Sescelades, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain
E-mail: josepmaria.poblet@urv.cat
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Abstract

By introducing SO₂ as the sulfur source, the synthesis of an extensive family of cluster endohedral fullerenes Sc₂S@C_2n (n = 40–50) was demonstrated and a new isomer of Sc₂S@C₈₂ (C_s : 6) was isolated and characterized by spectroscopic and electrochemical methods for the first time.

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Experimental details, HPLC chromatogram of raw extract, EDS spectra of Sc₂S@C₈₂ (I) and (II). Mass spectra of the first and second fraction from HPLC. Calculation results of EC and HOMO–LUMO gap. XYZ coordinates of computed structures PDF (464K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC00835D
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 09 Apr. 2010
Accepted: 07 Maijs 2010
First published: 25 Maijs 2010

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Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 4818-4820

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Synthesis of a new endohedral fullerene family, Sc₂S@C_2n (n = 40–50) by the introduction of SO₂

N. Chen, M. N. Chaur, C. Moore, J. R. Pinzón, R. Valencia, A. Rodríguez-Fortea, J. M. Poblet and L. Echegoyen, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 4818 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00835D

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