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Preparation of Open‐Cage Fullerenes and Incorporation of Small Molecules Through Their Orifices
Author(s) -
Gan Liangbing,
Yang Dazhi,
Zhang Qianyan,
Huang Huan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200903705
Subject(s) - fullerene , materials science , endohedral fullerene , molecule , carbon fibers , small molecule , body orifice , cage , fullerene chemistry , nanotechnology , nitrogen , open shell , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , composite number , ecology , biochemistry , mathematics , combinatorics , biology
Open‐cage fullerenes can act as hosts for small molecules such as water, nitrogen, or hydrogen, forming endohedral fullerenes. Following a brief summary of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen insertion in the fullerene framework to form homofullerenes, methods of creating a hole in the fullerene surface are surveyed. Techniques of hole enlargement and the insertion of atoms or molecules through the orifice to form endohedral fullerenes are described. Finally, the possibility of subsequent closure of the hole is considered.