Abstract
Super bowl: Fragments of C70 or higher fullerenes were easily prepared from 1,8-bis(arylethynyl)naphthalenes. The curved structures were identified by X-ray crystallography. These rigid bowl-shaped molecules have a deep bowl depth (approximately 2.30 Å) and their bowl inversions proceed via an S-shaped transition structure with a very high inversion barrier (approximately 80 kcal mol-1).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1289-1293 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 Jan 21 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)