Issue 28, 2017

A magnetoreception system constructed by a dysprosium metallofullerene and nitroxide radical

Abstract

Endohedral lanthanide metallofullerene molecules exhibit various paramagnetic properties. In this study, we present a magnetoreception probe that can detect the magnetic properties of an endohedral metallofullerene via spin-paramagnet interaction between a nitroxide radical and Dy3N@C80. A cycloaddition reaction on the outer cage of Dy3N@C80 was employed to obtain two regioisomers linked with the nitroxide radical; the resultant adduct exhibits site-dependent signal intensity in the ESR spectra. This Dy3N@C80-nitroxide radical adduct has potential applications as a molecular compass with position-sensitive magnetoreception ability.

Graphical abstract: A magnetoreception system constructed by a dysprosium metallofullerene and nitroxide radical

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 May 2017
Accepted
13 Jun 2017
First published
13 Jun 2017

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 8938-8941

A magnetoreception system constructed by a dysprosium metallofullerene and nitroxide radical

Y. Li, T. Wang, C. Zhao, Y. Qin, H. Meng, M. Nie, L. Jiang and C. Wang, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 8938 DOI: 10.1039/C7DT01761H

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