title: C20H4(C4F8)3: a fluorine-containing annulated corannulene that is a better electron acceptor than C60.
abstract: At sixes and sevens: The reaction of corannulene with 35 equivalents of 1,4-C4F8I2 is an efficient and a relatively selective process that yields two main products in which six H atoms are substituted with three C4F8 moieties that form six- and seven-membered rings. Low-temperature photoelectron spectroscopy showed the electron affinity of the major isomer (shown) exceeds that of C60 (2.74±0.02 and 2.689±0.008 eV, respectively).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. kuvychko@lamar.colostate.edu
authors.forename: Igor V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Kuvychko
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dubceac
authors.forename: Shihu H M
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Xue-Bin
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Alexander A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Granovsky
authors.forename: Alexey A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: Marina A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Petrukhina
authors.forename: Steven H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: Olga V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Boltalina
keywords: annulation; corannulene; electron acceptors; perfluoroalkyl iodide; radical reactions