Synthesis of the C59N+ carbocation. A monomeric azafullerene isoelectronic to C60.
A heterofullerene isoelectronic to C60 is reported. The azafullerenium cation C59N+ can be isolated in good yield as a carborane salt via the two-electron oxidation of the C-C bond of (C59N)2 dimer. [C59N][Ag(CB11H6Cl6)2] has been characterized by electronic, IR, Raman, and 13C NMR spectroscopies, MALDI spectrometry, DFT calculations, and X-ray crystallography.
Kim
Kee-Chan
KC
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-0403, USA.
Hauke
Frank
F
Hirsch
Andreas
A
Boyd
Peter D W
PD
Carter
Elizabeth
E
Armstrong
Robert S
RS
Lay
Peter A
PA
Reed
Christopher A
CA
D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002412:Cations; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013053:Spectrophotometry
D001372:Aza Compounds; D002227:Carbazoles; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002412:Cations; D037741:Fullerenes; C069837:fullerene C60