title: An experimentally observed trimetallofullerene Sm3@I(h)-C80: encapsulation of three metal atoms in a cage without a nonmetallic mediator.
abstract: We report the synthesis, isolation, and characterizations of the novel trimetallofullerene Sm3@I(h)-C80. Importantly, the experimental X-ray structure of Sm3@I(h)-C80 verified for the first time that three metal atoms can be stabilized in a fullerene cage without a nonmetal mediator. Furthermore, computational studies demonstrated the electronic features of Sm3@I(h)-C80, which are similar to that of theoretically studied Y3@I(h)-C80. Electrochemical studies of Sm3@I(h)-C80 showed a major difference from those of the well-studied isoelectronic species Sc3N@I(h)-C80 and La2@I(h)-C80.
authors: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Xu
authors: Lai
authors: L
authors: Feng
authors: Matteo
authors: M
authors: Calvaresi
authors: Jia
authors: J
authors: Liu
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Ben
authors: B
authors: Niu
authors: Zujin
authors: Z
authors: Shi
authors: Yongfu
authors: Y
authors: Lian
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Zerbetto