Photochemical site-selective synthesis of [70]methanofullerenes

Methanofullerenes such as the well-known [70]PCBM are commonly synthesized under harsh conditions to obtain the product as a mixture of site-isomers (namely a, b and minor c) due to the D5h symmetry of the C70 cage. We report the first site-selective synthesis of [70]methanofullerenes under light ir...

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Autores: Vidal, Sara, Izquierdo, Marta, Kit Law, Wai, Jiang, Kui, Filippone, Salvatore, Perles Hernáez, Josefina, Yan, He, Martín, Nazario
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/23181
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23181
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:547
crystal structure
irradiation
isomer
low temperature
synthesis
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Resumo:Methanofullerenes such as the well-known [70]PCBM are commonly synthesized under harsh conditions to obtain the product as a mixture of site-isomers (namely a, b and minor c) due to the D5h symmetry of the C70 cage. We report the first site-selective synthesis of [70]methanofullerenes under light irradiation and low temperatures, thus avoiding time-consuming and highly expensive HPLC separations. Pure major site-isomers a-[70]PCBM and a-[70]DPM have been thus efficiently prepared including the crystal structure of 5b. Photovoltaic preliminary results revealed a slightly beneficial performance for a-pure [70]PCBM site-isomer devices.