Kinetic stability of the C[sub 60]-cyclopentadiene diels-alder adduct

Journal Article · Thu Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100135a004· OSTI ID:5576396

Giovane, L M; Barco, J W; Yadav, T; Lafleur, A L; Marr, J A; Howard, J B; Rotello, V M ^[1]

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1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)

Buckminsterfullerene (C[sub 60]) reacts with cyclopentadiene to produce the Diels-Alder adduct C[sub 60]C[sub 5]H[sub 6] (1). To determine the thermal stability of adduct 1, we have determined the rates of decomposition in the temperature range 80-95[degree]C. Fitting this data to the Arrhenius form of the rate expression gives a pre-exponential factor of log A = 12.59 [plus minus] 0.4 and an activation energy of 26.7 [plus minus] 2.2 kcal/mol. 14 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.

• DOE Contract Number: FG02-84ER13282
• OSTI ID: 5576396
• Journal Information: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 97:33; ISSN JPCHAX; ISSN 0022-3654
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400102 -- Chemical & Spectral Procedures
400201* -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
ACTIVATION ENERGY
ALKENES
CARBON
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CYCLOALKENES
CYCLOPENTADIENE
DECOMPOSITION
DIELS-ALDER REACTION
DIENES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY
FULLERENES
HYDROCARBONS
KINETICS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLYENES
REACTION KINETICS
RESONANCE
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE