Synthesis and structure of fullerene halides C{sub 70}X{sub 10} (X = Br, Cl) and C{sub 78}Cl{sub 18}

Journal Article · Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · Crystallography Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063774508040147· OSTI ID:22050953

Burtsev, A V ^[1]; Kemnitz, E ^[2]

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1. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry (Russian Federation)
2. Humboldt University Berlin, Chemistry Department (Germany)

The crystal and molecular structures of the fullerene halides C{sub 70}Br{sub 10} . 3C{sub 6}H{sub 2}Cl{sub 4}, C{sub 70}Cl{sub 8.4}Br{sub 1.6}, and C{sub 78}Cl{sub 18} have been determined and refined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction with synchrotron radiation. In the molecular structure of C{sub 70}X{sub 10} (X = Br, Cl), ten X halogen atoms are located in the equatorial region of the molecule and form one 1,2 and nine 1,4 contacts in C{sub 6}X{sub 2} hexagons. The structure of the higher fullerene chloride C{sub 78}Cl{sub 18} contains two isomers with symmetry C{sub 2v}, which results in the hexagonal symmetry of the crystal due to disordering.

• OSTI ID: 22050953
• Journal Information: Crystallography Reports, Vol. 53, Issue 4; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
BROMIDES
CHLORIDES
FULLERENES
HEXAGONAL CONFIGURATION
ISOMERS
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
MONOCRYSTALS
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
SYNTHESIS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION