Abstract
The endohedral fullerene Sc3NC@C80-Ih has been synthesized and characterized; it has an unprecedented planar quinary cluster in a fullerene cage. It is also the first chemical compound in which the presence of an unprecedented (NC)3- trianion has been disclosed. The fascinating intramolecular dynamics in Sc3NC@C80-I h enables the whole molecule to display high polarity and promising ferroelectricity. This finding inspires the possibility that such a planar quinary cluster may be useful in constructing many other endohedral fullerenes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 16362-16364 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 132 |
Issue number | 46 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Nov 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |