Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Crystal Packing of the Elusive Pentachlorinated Azafullerene C59 NCl5

Konstantin Yu Amsharov; Johannes Holzwarth; Kateryna Roshchyna; Dmitry I Sharapa; Frank Hampel; Andreas Hirsch

doi:10.1002/chem.201700802

Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Crystal Packing of the Elusive Pentachlorinated Azafullerene C₅₉ NCl₅

Chemistry. 2017 Jul 6;23(38):9014-9017. doi: 10.1002/chem.201700802. Epub 2017 May 2.

Authors

Konstantin Yu Amsharov¹, Johannes Holzwarth¹, Kateryna Roshchyna¹, Dmitry I Sharapa², Frank Hampel¹, Andreas Hirsch¹

Affiliations

¹ Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie II, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestrasse 42, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
² Computer-Chemie-Centrum, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nägelsbachstrasse 25, 91052, Erlangen, Germany.

PMID: 28464445
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700802

Abstract

We report on the synthesis and the structure elucidation of the elusive azafullerene pentachloride C₅₉ NCl₅ , which was obtained by high temperature halogenation of (C₅₉ N)₂ . The exceptionally strong host-guest interaction of the title compound in the solid is discussed.

Keywords: azafullerene; crystal growth; halogenated fullerenes; host-guest systems; supramolecular bonding.