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Spectroscopy of light-molecule endofullerenes

Spectroscopy of light-molecule endofullerenes
Spectroscopy of light-molecule endofullerenes
Molecular endofullerenes are supramolecular systems consisting of fullerene cages encapsulating small molecules. Although most early examples consist of encapsulated metal clusters, recently developed synthetic routes have provided endofullerenes with non-metallic guest molecules in high purity and macroscopic quantities. The encapsulated light molecule behaves as a confined quantum rotor, displaying rotational quantization as well as translational quantization, and a rich coupling between the translational and rotational degrees of freedom. Furthermore, many encapsulated molecules display spin isomerism. Spectroscopies such as inelastic neutron scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy may be used to obtain information on the quantized energy level structure and spin isomerism of the guest molecules. It is also possible to study the influence of the guest molecules on the cages, and to explore the communication between the guest molecules and the molecular environment outside the cage
endofullerenes, spin isomers, parahydrogen, neutron scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy
1364-503X
1-29
Levitt, Malcolm H.
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Levitt, Malcolm H.
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Levitt, Malcolm H. (2013) Spectroscopy of light-molecule endofullerenes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 371 (1998), 1-29. (doi:10.1098/rsta.2012.0429).

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Molecular endofullerenes are supramolecular systems consisting of fullerene cages encapsulating small molecules. Although most early examples consist of encapsulated metal clusters, recently developed synthetic routes have provided endofullerenes with non-metallic guest molecules in high purity and macroscopic quantities. The encapsulated light molecule behaves as a confined quantum rotor, displaying rotational quantization as well as translational quantization, and a rich coupling between the translational and rotational degrees of freedom. Furthermore, many encapsulated molecules display spin isomerism. Spectroscopies such as inelastic neutron scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy may be used to obtain information on the quantized energy level structure and spin isomerism of the guest molecules. It is also possible to study the influence of the guest molecules on the cages, and to explore the communication between the guest molecules and the molecular environment outside the cage

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e-pub ahead of print date: 5 August 2013
Published date: September 2013
Keywords: endofullerenes, spin isomers, parahydrogen, neutron scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy
Organisations: Magnetic Resonance

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Local EPrints ID: 356263
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/356263
ISSN: 1364-503X
PURE UUID: 3179569f-00c7-4e88-82da-e895d21d9097
ORCID for Malcolm H. Levitt: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9878-1180

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Date deposited: 06 Sep 2013 08:25
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:08

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