Affiliation:
1. Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Abstract
Metal cyanide clusterfullerenes (CYCFs) are formed via the encapsulation of a single metal atom and a cyanide unit inside fullerene cages, endowing them with excellent properties in various applications. In this work, we report the synthesis, isolation, and characterizations of the first cases of thulium (Tm)-based CYCFs with the popular C82 carbon cages. The structural elucidation of the two TmCN@C82 isomers was achieved via diverse analytical techniques, including mass spectrometry, Vis-NIR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray crystallography, and cyclic voltammetry. The crystallographic analyses unambiguously confirmed the molecular structures of the two TmCN@C82 isomers as TmCN@Cs(6)-C82 and TmCN@C2v(9)-C82. Both TmCN clusters adopt a well-established triangular configuration, with the Tm ion located on the symmetrical plane of the carbon cages. The electronic structures of both TmCN@C82 isomers adopt a Tm3+(CN)−@(C82)2− configuration, exhibiting characteristic spectral and electrochemical properties reminiscent of divalent endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs). Intriguingly, unlike the divalent Tm2+ ion observed in the mono-metallofullerenes Tm@C2n, a higher oxidation state of Tm3+ is identified in the monometallic TmCN cluster due to bonding with the cyanide anion. This result provides valuable insight into the essential role of the non-metallic endo-units in governing the oxidation state of the metal ion and the electronic behaviors of EMFs.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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