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DOI: 10.1039/A607847H (Paper) Reference Section for: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1997, 683-686

Isolation and characterisation of C70O

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Valery N. Bezmelnitsin, Alexander V. Eletskii, Nikolay G. Schepetov, Anthony G. Avent and Roger Taylor

Abstract

C70O has been isolated in ca. 0.5% yield by HPLC separation of the soot extract obtained from a novel arc-discharge reactor for fullerene production. The reactor (DC conditions) can be operated continuously for 24 h, employs a rotating cathode and an anode consisting of continuously-fed strips cut from a carbon sheet. The 13C NMR spectrum of C70O shows that two isomers (1,2-epoxy[70]fullerene and 5,6-epoxy[70]fullerene) are present in a ratio of ca. 43∶57 and all 37 peaks corresponding to each isomer have been identified. These are the first [70]fullerene derivatives in which 5,6-addition is preferred over 1,2-addition, this preference probably deriving from the considerable strain that accompanies bridging with a single atom; the greater curvature across the 1,2-positions compared with the 5,6-positions therefore disfavours the former. Differential polarisabilities of the electrons of the 1,2- and 5,6-bonds, a factor producing a variation in reactivity order according to the attacking reagent (but not considered hitherto in the context of fullerene chemistry) may also be significant. The epoxides are unstable towards EI mass spectrometry, in contrast to epoxides possessing additional addends, and this may reflect the reduced cage strain present in the latter.

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