Ge. Lawson et al., POLYMERIC FULLERENE HYDRIDES - BIRCH REDUCTION OF [60]FULLERENE POLYMERS FROM SOLUTION-BASED PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION AND FREE-RADICAL POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS, Research of chemical intermediates, 23(6), 1997, pp. 549-560
Fullerene polymers represent a new class of carbon materials for poten
tial hydrogen storage applications. Polyl[60]fullerene polymers were o
btained by covalently linking [60]fullerene molecules in photochemical
reactions. [60]Fullerene polymers were also prepared in free radical
reactions of [60]fullerene with radical initiator benzoyl peroxide. Th
e polymeric [60]fullerene materials were hydrogenated under Birch redu
ction conditions. The hydrides, which contain similar to 3.5% (wt/wt)
of hydrogen, were characterized by use of gel permeation chromatograph
y, NMR, FT-IR, and elemental analysis. The results are compared with t
hose of monomeric [60]fullerene hydrides.