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In Situ Synthesis of Chlorinated Fullerenes by the High‐Frequency Furnace Method
Author(s) -
Mueller Andreas,
Ziegler Karolin,
Amsharov Konstantin Yu.,
Jansen Martin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201000990
Subject(s) - chemistry , fullerene , reagent , carbon tetrachloride , carbon fibers , fullerene chemistry , in situ , soot , organic chemistry , combustion , materials science , composite number , composite material
Exohedrally chlorinated fullerenes have been synthesized by in situ chlorination using the high‐frequency furnace method in the presence of carbon tetrachloride as reagent. In addition to the previously reported chlorinated non‐IPR (isolated pentagon rule) fullerene cages of C 2 n Cl 2 m ( n = 25, 27, 28, 30, 32 and 33, m = 2–6), a C 68 and various new higher fullerenes including C 2 n Cl 2 m with n = 36, 37 and 39 were present in the soot extracts in significant quantities, as shown by HPLC/off‐line mass spectrometric analyses. A more detailed analysis showed the presence of several species with the same carbon content that could arise from either the formation of different isomers or different degrees of chlorination.