FACILE PREPARATION OF THE C-60 MONOANION IN APROTIC-SOLVENTS

Authors
BOULAS P SUBRAMANIAN R KUTNER W JONES MT KADISH KM
Citation
P. Boulas et al., FACILE PREPARATION OF THE C-60 MONOANION IN APROTIC-SOLVENTS, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 140(8), 1993, pp. 120000130-120000132
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Electrochemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Electrochemical Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00134651
Volume
140
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
120000130 - 120000132
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-4651(1993)140:8<120000130:FPOTCM>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A facile method of C60- monoanion preparation in various aprotic solve nts is presented and interpreted in terms of the Nernst electrochemica l equilibria. The method consists of reduction of C60 with mercury in the presence of tetraalkylammonium halide. The C60- radical product, c ontaining traces of C-60(2-), is detected and identified by electron s pin resonance spectroscopy. The selectivity of the method is tuned by a proper selection of solvent, tetraalkylammonium halide, and its conc entration.