title: Ozone addition to C60 and C70 fullerenes: a DFT study.
abstract: Three modes of synchronous ozone addition ([6.6]-, [5.6]-, and 1,4-addition) to C(60) fullerene and three modes of ozone addition to C(70) (ab-, cc-, and de-addition) have been studied using density functional theory calculations. Comparison of activation enthalpies shows that in the case of C(60), [6.6]-addition of ozone is the most favorable energetically and occurs without a barrier. In the case of the C(70) fullerene, additions to ab- and cc-bonds are the most favorable. The initial step of interaction between a C(60)/C(70) and O(3) is the formation of a molecular complex, which then converts into a primary ozonide. The calculated rate constant of the [6.6]-addition to the C(60) fullerene according to the proposed scheme is 3.90 x 10(6)L mol(-1)s(-1), which corresponds well to the experimental value.
authors.affiliation: Physical Chemistry Problems Laboratory, Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis RAS, Ufa 450075, Russia.
authors.forename: D Sh
authors.initials: DSh
authors.lastname: Sabirov
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Khursan
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bulgakov
mesh_terms: D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; C069836:fullerene C70; D010126:Ozone; C069837:fullerene C60; D010100:Oxygen