Cyclization reactions for the functionalization of fullerenes: experimental and theoretical studies
Fullerenes are a group of spherical molecules with outstanding 2/1 physicochemical properties that make them important materials in a variety of fields, ranging from biomedicine to photovoltaics. However, in order to become useful molecules, fullerenes have to be previously modified. In this sense,...
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| Format: | doctoral thesis |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repository: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/668818 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668818 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Fullerenes Ful·lerens Fullerenos Rhodium Rodi Rodio Catalysis Catàlisi Catálisis Photovoltaics Energia fotovoltaica Energía fotovoltaica Cyclization reactions Reacció de ciclització Reacción de ciclación 547 |
| Summary: | Fullerenes are a group of spherical molecules with outstanding 2/1 physicochemical properties that make them important materials in a variety of fields, ranging from biomedicine to photovoltaics. However, in order to become useful molecules, fullerenes have to be previously modified. In this sense, since the early days of fullerene science, organic chemists have managed to prepare a plethora of fullerene derivatives by employing different synthetic strategies. On the other hand, transition metal-catalyzed cyclization reactions provide a powerful synthetic tool to access molecular complexity with high efficiency and selectivity. The works developed in the context of this doctoral thesis deal with the development of Rh(I)-catalyzed cyclization reactions directed to the functionalization of fullerene C60. Moreover, the mechanism of the processes described has been extensively studied by quantum chemical calculations and some of the prepared products have been used as electron-transporting materials in perovskite solar cells |
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