Van-der-Waals based solvates of C-60 with CBr2Cl2 and CBr2(CH3)(2)

We demonstrate that solvates of fullerene C60 form very predictable structures with finely tunable properties through the choice of the second component or solvent. Cubic co-crystals of C60·12CCl2Br2 and C60·12CBr2(CH3)2 were grown at room temperature in saturated solutions of fcc C60 and the respec...

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Autores: Ye, Jin, Barrio Casado, María del|||0000-0003-3467-7581, Céolin, René, Qureshi, Navid, Rietveld, Ivo B., Tamarit Mur, José Luis|||0000-0002-7965-0000
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/100114
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/100114
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.08.012
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
Fisicoquímica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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Resumo:We demonstrate that solvates of fullerene C60 form very predictable structures with finely tunable properties through the choice of the second component or solvent. Cubic co-crystals of C60·12CCl2Br2 and C60·12CBr2(CH3)2 were grown at room temperature in saturated solutions of fcc C60 and the respective solvents (with C2v molecular symmetry) They are unstable in air and transform spontaneously into the hexagonal co-crystals C60·2CCl2Br2 or C60·2CBr2(CH3)2. Whereas, the cubic co-crystals have positive excess volumes (+2% and +5%, respectively), the stable hexagonal crystals, for which structures are given for the first time, possess negative excess volumes (-5% and -4.3%, respectively). The unit-cell volumes for both cubic and hexagonal co-crystals depend exclusively on the van-der-Waals volumes of the constituents and this correlation has been confirmed using previously published data.