Sc2(μ2-O) Trapped in a Fullerene Cage: The Isolation and Structural Characterization of Sc2(μ2-O)@Cs(6)-C82and the Relevance of the Thermal and Entropic Effects in Fullerene Isomer Selection
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Abstract
The new endohedral fullerene, Sc(2)(mu(2)-O)@C(s)(6)-C(82), has been isolated from the carbon soot obtained by electric arc generation of fullerenes utilizing graphite rods doped with 90% Sc(2)O(3) and 10% Cu (w/w). Sc(2)(mu(2)-O)@C(s)(6)-C(82) has been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, mass spectrometry, and UV/vis spectroscopy. Computational studies have shown that, among the nine isomers that follow the isolated pentagon rule (IPR) for C(82), cage 6 with C(s) symmetry is the most favorable to encapsulate the cluster at T > 1200 K. Sc(2)(mu(2)-O)@C(s)(6)-C(82) is the first example in which the relevance of the thermal and entropic contributions to the stability of the fullerene isomer has been clearly confirmed through the characterization of the X-ray crystal structure.
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