Spectroscopy of light-molecule endofullerenes
Molecular endofullerenes are supramolecular systems consisting of fullerene cages encapsulating small molecules. Although most early examples consist of encapsulated metal clusters, recently developed synthetic routes have provided endofullerenes with non-metallic guest molecules in high purity and...
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Published in | Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Vol. 371; no. 1998; p. 20120429 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
The Royal Society Publishing
13.09.2013
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Summary: | Molecular endofullerenes are supramolecular systems consisting of fullerene cages encapsulating small molecules. Although most early examples consist of encapsulated metal clusters, recently developed synthetic routes have provided endofullerenes with non-metallic guest molecules in high purity and macroscopic quantities. The encapsulated light molecule behaves as a confined quantum rotor, displaying rotational quantization as well as translational quantization, and a rich coupling between the translational and rotational degrees of freedom. Furthermore, many encapsulated molecules display spin isomerism. Spectroscopies such as inelastic neutron scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy may be used to obtain information on the quantized energy level structure and spin isomerism of the guest molecules. It is also possible to study the influence of the guest molecules on the cages, and to explore the communication between the guest molecules and the molecular environment outside the cage. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/V84-5438F7FP-L One contribution of 13 to a Theo Murphy Meeting Issue Nanolaboratories: physics and chemistry of small-molecule endofullerenes. ArticleID:rsta20120429 href:rsta20120429.pdf istex:95CFAC260683940DDAC03FC9C40E11769461FD15 Theo Murphy Meeting Issue 'Nanolaboratories: physics and chemistry of small-molecule endofullerenes' organized and edited by Malcolm H. Levitt and Anthony J. Horsewill ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1364-503X 1471-2962 |
DOI: | 10.1098/rsta.2012.0429 |