Approaches to Size-selective Formation of Fullerenes by Cyclization of Highly Reactive Polyyne Chains

• Rui Umeda

  Division of Frontier Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and CREST, Japan Scienece and Technology Agency (JST)

• Motohiro Sonoda

  Division of Frontier Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and CREST, Japan Scienece and Technology Agency (JST)

• Tomonari Wakabayashi

  Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Kinki University

• Yoshito Tobe

  Division of Frontier Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and CREST, Japan Scienece and Technology Agency (JST)

Abstract

As an approach to size-selective formation of fullerenes, we developed a method based on the cyclization of reactive cyclic polyynes which were generated by [2 + 2] cycloreversion of [4.3.2]propellatriene units. This method was proven to work successfully for the first time for the formation of fullerene ions C60+ and C60− in the gas phase. This protocol is useful for generation of a small three-dimensional carbon cluster ion C36− and a large fullerene C78−, as well.

Journal

• Chemistry Letters

  Chemistry Letters 34 (12), 1574-1579, 2005-10-27

  Oxford University Press (OUP)

Keywords

• General Chemistry

Details

• CRID: 1360846644040745984
• NII Article ID: 10016891373
• NII Book ID: AA00603318
• DOI: 10.1246/cl.2005.1574
• ISSN: 13480715
• ISSN: 03667022
• Web Site: https://academic.oup.com/chemlett/article-pdf/34/12/1574/55587013/cl.2005.1574.pdf
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