Five isomers Of C-60 generated in microwave plasma of chloroform

Citation
Sy. Xie et al., Five isomers Of C-60 generated in microwave plasma of chloroform, CHEM P LETT, 343(5-6), 2001, pp. 458-464
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00092614 → ACNP
Volume
343
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
458 - 464
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(20010810)343:5-6<458:FIOCGI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
In addition to I-h symmetry buckminsterfullerene, four other isomers of C-6 0 were generated in a microwave plasma of chloroform. The newly observed is omers, separated and identified by a high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS), were found to be stable at room temperature but transform to buckminsterfullerene when heated. With regards to the generation of various fully chlorinated carbon clusters as well as the C-60 isomers, which may be attributed to the rapidly cooling of the syn thetic reaction, a modified Pentagon Road scheme is suggested for fullerene formation. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.