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Fullerenes from aromatic precursors by surface-catalysed cyclodehydrogenation

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  • Gonzalo Otero

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

  • Giulio Biddau

    (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

  • Carlos Sánchez-Sánchez

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

  • Renaud Caillard

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

  • María F. López

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

  • Celia Rogero

    (Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Carretera de Torrejón a Ajalvir, km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain)

  • F. Javier Palomares

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

  • Noemí Cabello

    (Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain)

  • Miguel A. Basanta

    (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

  • José Ortega

    (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

  • Javier Méndez

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

  • Antonio M. Echavarren

    (Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain)

  • Rubén Pérez

    (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

  • Berta Gómez-Lor

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

  • José A. Martín-Gago

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
    Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Carretera de Torrejón a Ajalvir, km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

Surface magic for fullerenes Fullerenes are readily obtained simply by vaporizing graphite, but chemists would love a more controlled method of production. A step in this direction was the recently reported 11-step synthesis of a polycyclic aromatic precursor, and its subsequent dehydrogenation in the gas phase to C60 — with a yield of only about 1%. Otero et al. now show that when depositing precursors on a platinum surface followed by heating to 750 K, essentially all precursors are transformed into the corresponding fullerene molecules (C60 or the triazafullerene C57N3). This approach might allow the relatively efficient production of unusual fullerenes or derivatives that cannot be obtained through uncontrolled graphite vaporization.

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  • Gonzalo Otero & Giulio Biddau & Carlos Sánchez-Sánchez & Renaud Caillard & María F. López & Celia Rogero & F. Javier Palomares & Noemí Cabello & Miguel A. Basanta & José Ortega & Javier Méndez & Anton, 2008. "Fullerenes from aromatic precursors by surface-catalysed cyclodehydrogenation," Nature, Nature, vol. 454(7206), pages 865-868, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:454:y:2008:i:7206:d:10.1038_nature07193
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07193
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    1. Weifan Wang & Fiona Hanindita & Yosuke Hamamoto & Yongxin Li & Shingo Ito, 2022. "Fully conjugated azacorannulene dimer as large diaza[80]fullerene fragment," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.
    2. Lotefa B. Tuli & Shane J. Goettl & Andrew M. Turner & A. Hasan Howlader & Patrick Hemberger & Stanislaw F. Wnuk & Tianjian Guo & Alexander M. Mebel & Ralf I. Kaiser, 2023. "Gas phase synthesis of the C40 nano bowl C40H10," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.

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