Synthesis and magnetic properties of a nitrogen-containing fullerene dimer
Hörmann F, Hirsch A, Porfyrakis K, Briggs GAD (2011)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2011
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Original Authors: Hörmann F., Hirsch A., Porfyrakis K., Briggs G.A.D.
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
Pages Range: 117-121
Journal Issue: 1
Abstract
We report here on the two-step synthesis of fullerene dimer 3 from monomer 2. The structures were confirmed by MALDI mass spectrometry, UV/Vis, FTIR, H NMR, and C NMR spectroscopy. The magnetic properties of the analogous species of dimer 3, N@C H O , were studied by continuous-wave electron-spin resonance (CW-EPR), indicating that the functionalization introduces a permanent zero-field splitting (ZFS) D = 8.6 MHz and E = 0.45 MHz. The same synthetic procedure could be used to produce a N- N dimer enabling spin resonance experiments that could demonstrate entanglement between electron spins. N@C -containing dimers have been proposed as quantum bits (qubits) for a quantum information processing device. Herein, we demonstrate the feasibility of synthesizing such dimeric systems, while at the same time retaining the extraordinary paramagnetic character of N@C . © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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APA:
Hörmann, F., Hirsch, A., Porfyrakis, K., & Briggs, G.A.D. (2011). Synthesis and magnetic properties of a nitrogen-containing fullerene dimer. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1, 117-121. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201000867
MLA:
Hörmann, Frank, et al. "Synthesis and magnetic properties of a nitrogen-containing fullerene dimer." European Journal of Organic Chemistry 1 (2011): 117-121.
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