Synthesis and reaction of fullerene C70 encapsulating two molecules of H2.
New endohedral fullerene C(70) encapsulating one and two H(2) molecule(s) has been synthesized by organic reactions, the so-called "molecular surgery" method, and the first organic derivatization of H(2)@C(70) and (H(2))(2)@C(70) has been conducted. Although the interaction between inner H(2) and outer C(70) is rather weak, (H(2))(2)@C(70) exhibits smaller equilibrium constants in the Diels-Alder reaction with 9,10-dimethylanthracene than those of H(2)@C(70).
Murata
Michihisa
M
Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
Maeda
Shuhei
S
Morinaka
Yuta
Y
Murata
Yasujiro
Y
Komatsu
Koichi
K