Density functional theory calculations for endohedral complexes of non-pi C60H60 cage with small guest molecules.
Hybrid density-functional theory (B3LYP) calculations were carried out to determine the structures and energies of endohedral complexes of non-pi C(60)H(60) with H(2), CO, and LiH. It was demonstrated that the endohedral complexes of C(60)H(60) with the above three guest molecules are more stable than the corresponding complexes with C(60). Furthermore, the interaction between C(60)H(60) and the inside H(2) or CO is negligible, but the formation of the LiH-C(60)H(60) complex is exothermic with a stabilization energy of -6.0 kcal/mol. While the bond lengths of H(2) and CO changed a little when placed inside the cages, that of the LiH molecule increased and decreased inside C(60)H(60) and C(60), respectively.
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Yun Hang
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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, New York 14260, USA. yhu@buffalo.edu
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