A solid state intramolecular Wittig reaction enables efficient synthesis of endofullerenes including Ne@C60, 3He@C60 and HD@C60
A solid state intramolecular Wittig reaction enables efficient synthesis of endofullerenes including Ne@C60, 3He@C60 and HD@C60
An open‐cage fullerene incorporating phosphorous ylid and carbonyl group moieties on the rim of the orifice can be filled with gases (H2, He, Ne) in the solid state, and the cage opening then contracted in situ by raising the temperature to complete an intramolecular Wittig reaction, trapping the atom or molecule inside. Known transformations complete conversion of the product fullerene to C60 containing the endohedral species. As well as providing an improved synthesis of large quantities of 4He@C60, H2@C60 and D2@C60, the method allows the efficient incorporation of expensive gases such as HD and 3He, to prepare HD@C60 and 3He@C60. The method also enables the first synthesis of Ne@C60 by molecular surgery, and its characterization by crystallography and 13C NMR spectroscopy.
endohedral fullerene, phosphorus ylid, X-ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy, synthetic methods
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12 April 2021
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Gräsvik, John
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Bacanu, George R.
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Alom, Shamim
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Light, Mark E.
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Levitt, Malcolm H.
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Whitby, Richard John
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Hoffman, Gabriela, Walkey, Mark C., Gräsvik, John, Bacanu, George R., Alom, Shamim, Bloodworth, Sally, Light, Mark E., Levitt, Malcolm H. and Whitby, Richard John
(2021)
A solid state intramolecular Wittig reaction enables efficient synthesis of endofullerenes including Ne@C60, 3He@C60 and HD@C60.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60 (16), .
(doi:10.1002/anie.202100817).
Abstract
An open‐cage fullerene incorporating phosphorous ylid and carbonyl group moieties on the rim of the orifice can be filled with gases (H2, He, Ne) in the solid state, and the cage opening then contracted in situ by raising the temperature to complete an intramolecular Wittig reaction, trapping the atom or molecule inside. Known transformations complete conversion of the product fullerene to C60 containing the endohedral species. As well as providing an improved synthesis of large quantities of 4He@C60, H2@C60 and D2@C60, the method allows the efficient incorporation of expensive gases such as HD and 3He, to prepare HD@C60 and 3He@C60. The method also enables the first synthesis of Ne@C60 by molecular surgery, and its characterization by crystallography and 13C NMR spectroscopy.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 7 February 2021
Published date: 12 April 2021
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endohedral fullerene, phosphorus ylid, X-ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy, synthetic methods
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