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Preparation and Characterization of C60/Graphene Hybrid Nanostructures
Published on: May 15, 2018
Electrochemical generation of c 60 2+ and c 60 3+
Carlo Bruno1, Iouri Doubitski, Massimo Marcaccio
1Università di Bologna and INSTM, Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Abstract:
The adoption of suitable experimental conditions, which comprise ultra-dry solvents and electrolytes with very high oxidation resistance and low nucleophilicity, has allowed observation, for the first time, of the cyclic voltammetric reversible generation of C602+ and C603+. The present study adds valuable information on the still relatively unknown properties of these important all-carbon carbocations and, in view of their very high reactivity, offers new possible routes for fullerene functionalization.
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