Hemicarceplex formation allows ready identification of the isomers of the metallofullerene Sc3N@C80 using (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Oct 11;50(79):11709-12. doi: 10.1039/c4cc04695a.

Abstract

A cyclotriveratrylene-based molecular cage forms hemicarceplexes that significantly increase the solubility of commercially available Sc3N@C80 in CDCl3. When incarcerated within the molecular cage, the two structural isomers of this metallofullerene, Sc3N@D5h-C80 and Sc3N@Ih-C80, displayed characteristic signals in both (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra, allowing direct identification of each isomer without the need to enrich the sample with (13)C atoms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fullerenes / chemistry*
  • Isomerism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Polycyclic Compounds / chemistry
  • Scandium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Fullerenes
  • Polycyclic Compounds
  • cyclotriveratrylene
  • Scandium