Synthesis, Isolation, and Trifluoromethylation of Two Isomers of C84-Based Monometallic Cyanide Clusterfullerenes: Interplay between the Endohedral Cluster and the Exohedral Addendsстатья
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Аннотация:As an emerging member of endohedral fullerenes, metal cyanide clusterfullerenes (CYCF) are unique in terms of the encapsulation of a monometallic cluster. To date the reported carbon cages of CYCFs are limited to C82 and C76, and little is known about the chemical reactivity of CYCFs. Herein, two isomers of the first C84-based CYCFs, YCN@C84, were isolated as trifluoromethyl derivatives, including YCN@C84(23)(CF3)18 and three isomers of YCN@C84(13)(CF3)16, which are based on a unique chiral C2-C84(13) cage. As a common feature of the CF3 addition patterns, the YCN@C84(CF3)16/18 compounds are stabilized by the formation of isolated C=C bonds and benzenoid rings on the carbon cages. The interplay between the endohedral YCN cluster and the exhohedral CF3 addends was unveiled according to single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies, thus offering new insight into the chemical reactivity of CYCFs.