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Zhao C, Nie M, Meng H, Wang C, Wang T. Synthesis and Structural Studies of Two Paramagnetic Metallofullerenes with Isomeric C 72 Cage. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:8162-8168. [PMID: 31124674 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We synthesized and isolated two paramagnetic metallofullerenes of La@C72 and Y@C72 with different fullerene cages, which were characterized by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. DFT calculations disclosed two possible isomers of La/Y@C72 with C72- C2 and C72- C2v cages, both of which have similar thermodynamic stability and one pair of fused pentagons. Their paramagnetic properties were then studied by EPR spectroscopy, and the obtained EPR signals were analyzed with very different hyperfine coupling constants, revealing distinct electron spin distributions for these two species. Furthermore, the experimental coupling constants were compared with those of calculated coupling constants, and comparison results revealed that the produced La@C72 has a C72- C2v cage and Y@C72 has a C72- C2 cage. These studies illustrate that the electron spin can be used as a probe to identify metallofullerene structure due to the susceptibility of spin-metal couplings. The successful isolation and characterizations of La@C72 and Y@C72 with such a small C72 cage reveal their stability that is important for application as paramagnetic molecule materials.
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- Chong Zhao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology , Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology , Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology , Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology , Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology , Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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Slanina Z, Uhlík F, Adamowicz L, Akasaka T, Nagase S, Lu X. Stability issues in computational screening of carbon nanostructures: illustrations on La endohedrals. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2017.1321752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zdeněk Slanina
- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Material Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Zhao YL, Zhou Q, Lian YF, Yu HT. Molecular structures of Pr@C72 and Pr@C72(C6H3Cl2): a combined experimental–theoretical investigation. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra17608e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The carbon-cage structure of the lowest-lying Pr@C72 and its dichlorophenyl-functionalized derivative is C2(10612)-C72.
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- Yan-li Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education of China) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin 150080
- PR China
- School of Pharmacy
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education of China) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin 150080
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education of China) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin 150080
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education of China) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin 150080
- PR China
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Yamada M, Akasaka T. Emergence of Highly Elaborated π-Space and Extending Its Functionality Based on Nanocarbons: New Vistas in the Fullerene World. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20140295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Gakugei University
- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba
- Foundation for Advancement of International Science
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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Nagase S. Theory and Calculations of Molecules Containing Heavier Main Group Elements and Fullerenes Encaging Transition Metals: Interplay with Experiment. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20130266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Shigeru Nagase
- Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University
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