LARGE ODD-NUMBERED CARBON CLUSTERS FROM FULLERENE-OZONE REACTIONS

被引:104
作者
MCELVANY, SW [1 ]
CALLAHAN, JH [1 ]
ROSS, MM [1 ]
LAMB, LD [1 ]
HUFFMAN, DR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ARIZONA,DEPT PHYS,TUCSON,AZ 85721
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10.1126/science.260.5114.1632
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The odd-numbered carbon clusters C119, C129, and C139 have been observed in the mass spectra of toluene extracts of fullerene soots and of the products of ozone-fullerene reactions. Specifically, ozone-C60 reactions yield C119, ozone-C70 reactions yield C139, and ozone-(C60/C70) reactions produce C119, C129, and C139. These unexpected species correspond to dimers of C60, C60/C70, and C70, respectively, less one carbon atom, and are stable gas-phase ions with behavior similar to that of fullerenes. The results suggest a new route to functionalization and derivatization of fullerenes through controlled ozone-catalyzed cage-opening reactions.
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