Stabilizing a three-center single-electron metal–metal bond in a fullerene cage
Fei Jin, Jinpeng Xin, Runnan Guan, Xiao‐Ming Xie, Muqing Chen, Qianyan Zhang, Alexey A. Popov, Su‐Yuan Xie, Shangfeng Yang
Abstract
A novel trimetallic carbide clusterfullerene, Dy<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>@<italic>I</italic><sub>h</sub>(7)-C<sub>80</sub>, was successfully synthesized and isolated, and the encapsulated Dy<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>cluster adopts a bat ray configuration featuring an unprecedented three-center single-electron Dy–Dy–Dy bond.
Topics & Concepts
FullereneCageMetalElectronMetallic bondingChemistryCenter (category theory)Materials scienceCrystallographyOrganic chemistryPhysicsEngineeringStructural engineeringQuantum mechanicsFullerene Chemistry and ApplicationsCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applications