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Endohedral Metallofullerenes: New Structures and Unseen Phenomena
- Source :
- Chemistry – A European Journal. 26:5748-5757
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- Endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs), namely fullerenes with metallic species encapsulated inside, represent an ideal platform to investigate metal-metal or metal-carbon interactions at the sub-nanometer scale by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) crystallography. Herein, recent progress in the identification of new structures and unprecedented properties are discussed according to the categories of monometallofullerenes, dimetallofullerenes, carbide clusterfullerenes, and nitride clusterfullerenes. In particular, the dimerization and the cage-isomer dependent oxidation state of the inner metal atom are summarized in terms of pristine monometallofullerenes. Metal-metal bonds involving lanthanide-lanthanides or actinide-actinides are discussed based on both experimental and theoretical studies. The cluster-cage matching and/or mutual selections, as well as the rarely seen M=C double bonds, are discovered in M2 C2 @C2n , U2 C@C80 , M2 TiC@C80 , and Ti3 C3 @C80 . Subsequently, the geometries of different M3 N clusters in various cages are discussed, revealing size-matching between the internal M3 N cluster and the outer cage induced by the planarity of the cluster. Finally, an outlook regarding the future developments of the molecular structures and applications of EMFs is presented.
- Subjects :
- chemistry.chemical_classification
Fullerene
Double bond
010405 organic chemistry
Organic Chemistry
General Chemistry
Nitride
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Catalysis
Planarity testing
0104 chemical sciences
chemistry
Oxidation state
Chemical physics
X-ray crystallography
Atom
Cluster (physics)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15213765 and 09476539
- Volume :
- 26
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chemistry – A European Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....31c950e7dadbecbd9c9e90300258287b