project 1
Exploring the Multi-Electron Reduced Species of the Cross-Conjugated Systems Bearing a C60 Fragment
Fullerenes, as the third allotrope of carbon, the most prominent characteristic as molecular materials is their outstanding electron-accepting ability, which is known that C60 can accept 6 electrons in solution and up to 12 electrons in the solid state. It has been proved that the 5-membered rings of C60 play a key role in their stability towards such multi-electron reduction. In this study, we focus on the oligo(dibenzopentafulvalene), which are the fragmental strucuture of C60, to elucidate the origin of the outstanding electron accepting ability of fullerene and to create a novel electron accepting π-electron system surpassing fullerene.
