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Synfacts 2010(8): 0896-0896  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1257830
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ˙ New York

A Stable Fullerene Anion

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Joel Batson
P. A. Troshin*, E. A. Khakina, A. S. Peregudov, D. V. Konarev, I. V. Soulimenkov, S. M. Peregudova, R. N. Lyubovskaya
Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Moscow and Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Science (Branch), Chernogolovka, Russian Federation
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22 July 2010 (online)

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Ionic salts incorporating anions formed from pristine C60 have shown improved electrical and magnetic properties. However, their further design into useful materials has been hindered by the general instability of such potent electron acceptors. Hence, the remarkable stability of the [C60(CN)5]- anion opens opportunities for the design of various air-stable salts that could potentially incorporate various electron-rich cations. This process could lead to the revelation of valuable magnetic or electronic properties that could find wide application in the field of material science.