Reaction of C602+ with BCl3: Observation of fullerene cage shrinkage

Robert L. Deleon; Craig P. Dufresne; Eric F. Rexer; James F. Garvey

doi:10.1016/S1387-3806(98)14161-1

Reaction of C₆₀²⁺ with BCl₃: Observation of fullerene cage shrinkage

Robert L. Deleon
, Craig P. Dufresne
, Eric F. Rexer
, James F. Garvey

SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

The reaction of BCl₃ with C₆₀²⁺ was studied in a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. A series of products of the type C_2n⁺, with 2n = 58 - 38, is observed. Aside from the C₂ loss products, the only other major product formed is the C₆₀Cl⁺ adduct. The experimental data are consistent with a reaction mechanism which has a first step involving charge transfer from the doubly charged fullerene cation to the BCl₃. BF₃, whose ionization potential (IP) is too high for such a charge transfer mechanism, produced no such reaction products. The charge transfer step is followed by the loss of from one to 11 C₂ units from the C₆₀ cage. A brief discussion of possible C₂ loss mechanisms is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-154
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Mass Spectrometry
Volume	185
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(98)14161-1
State	Published - 1999

Keywords

BCl or boron trichloride
C
Fragmentation
Fullerene

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Reaction of C₆₀²⁺ with BCl₃: Observation of fullerene cage shrinkage

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