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Insertion of Helium and Molecular Hydrogen Through the Orifice of an Open Fullerene
Author(s) -
Rubin Yves,
Jarrosson Thibaut,
Wang GuanWu,
Bartberger Michael D.,
Houk K. N.,
Schick Georg,
Saunders Martin,
Cross R. James
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20010417)40:8<1543::aid-anie1543>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - fullerene , body orifice , helium , hydrogen molecule , molecule , hydrogen , materials science , spectroscopy , chemistry , chemical physics , physics , organic chemistry , medicine , quantum mechanics , anatomy
A “molecular surgery” approach has been used to create an opening within a fullerene cage that is large enough to allow atoms and small molecules to pass through. The thermodynamics for the insertion of He and H 2 into the open fullerene (left and right pictures, respectively) as well as their escape have been studied by NMR spectroscopy and theoretical methods.