title: Synthesis of the C59N+ carbocation. A monomeric azafullerene isoelectronic to C60.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-0403, USA.
authors.forename: Kee-Chan
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hauke
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Peter D W
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lay
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001372:Aza Compounds; D002227:Carbazoles; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002412:Cations; D037741:Fullerenes; C069837:fullerene C60