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Stabilization of Atomic Nitrogen Inside C 60
Author(s) -
Mauser Harald,
Hirsch Andreas,
van Eikema Hommes Nicolaas J. R.,
Clark Timothy,
Pietzak Björn,
Weidinger Alois,
Dunsch Lothar
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199728351
Subject(s) - inert , covalent bond , nitrogen , ground state , atomic physics , chemical physics , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , physics , organic chemistry
The concave inner face of C 60 is so inert with respect to the formation of covalent bonds, that even atomic nitrogen in the quartet ground state is stable as an encapsulated guest (shown on the right). Semiempirical calculations and ESR investigations offer an explanation for this unprecedented behavior.