1. Harnessing electron transfer from the perchlorotriphenylmethide anion to Y@C82(C(2v)) to engineer an endometallofullerene-based salt.
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Kareev IE, Laukhina E, Bubnov VP, Martynenko VM, Lloveras V, Vidal-Gancedo J, Mas-Torrent M, Veciana J, and Rovira C
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- Anions chemistry, Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Electron Transport, Salts chemistry, Fullerenes chemistry, Yttrium chemistry
- Abstract
We show that electron transfer from the perchlorotriphenylmethide anion (PTM(-)) to Y@C82(C2v) is an instantaneous process, suggesting potential applications for using PTM(-) to perform redox titrations of numerous endohedral metallofullerenes. The first representative of a Y@C82-based salt containing the complex cation was prepared by treating Y@C82(C2v) with the [K(+)([18]crown-6)]PTM(-) salt. The synthesis developed involves the use of the [K(+)([18]crown-6)]PTM(-) salt as a provider of both a complex cation and an electron-donating anion that is able to reduce Y@C82 C2v). For the first time, the molar absorption coefficients for neutral and anionic forms of the pure isomer of Y@C82(C2v) were determined in organic solvents with significantly different polarities., (Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)
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- 2013
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