The influence of cage size on the reactivity of trimetallic nitride metallofullerenes: a mono- and bis-methanoadduct of Gd3N@C80 and a monoadduct of Gd3N@C84

Manuel N. Chaur; Frederic Melin; Andreas J. Athans; Bevan Elliott; Kenneth Walker; Brian C. Holloway; Luis Echegoyen

doi:10.1039/B804847A

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The influence of cage size on the reactivity of trimetallic nitride metallofullerenes: a mono- and bis-methanoadduct of Gd₃N@C₈₀ and a monoadduct of Gd₃N@C₈₄†

Manuel N. Chaur,^a Frederic Melin,^a Andreas J. Athans,^a Bevan Elliott,^a Kenneth Walker,^b Brian C. Holloway^b and Luis Echegoyen*^a

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Abstract

A reactivity study of the higher TNT EMFs of gadolinium is reported here showing that the reactivity substantially decreases when the fullerene cage gets larger.

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MALDI-MS of malonate derivatives of Gd ₃N@C ₈₀ and Gd ₃N@C ₈₄, two-stage HPLC chromatogram of malonate bisadduct of Gd ₃N@C ₈₀, UV-Vis-NIR spectra of the functionalized derivatives of Gd ₃N@C ₈₀ and Gd ₃N@C ₈₄, and a table with their redox potentials PDF (470K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B804847A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 20 Mar 2008
Accepted: 15 Apr 2008
First published: 09 May 2008

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Chem. Commun., 2008, 2665-2667

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The influence of cage size on the reactivity of trimetallic nitride metallofullerenes: a mono- and bis-methanoadduct of Gd₃N@C₈₀ and a monoadduct of Gd₃N@C₈₄

M. N. Chaur, F. Melin, A. J. Athans, B. Elliott, K. Walker, B. C. Holloway and L. Echegoyen, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2665 DOI: 10.1039/B804847A

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