Synthesis and properties of multifullerene-oligo(phenylene ethynylene) hybrids

ORGN 175

Yasuhiro Shirai, Yuming Zhao, Long Cheng, and James M. Tour. Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005
A series of fullerene-terminated oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s (1a-d and 2) has been synthesized and characterized by cyclic voltammetry and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The key step in the syntheses is an effective reaction that leads to the addition of multiple terminal alkynes to fullerenes. These novel fullerene derivatives will be potentially useful as nonlinear optical and photovoltaic materials.

 

Asymmetric Reactions and Syntheses, Metal-Mediated Reactions, Materials, Molecular Recognition
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sunday, August 22, 2004 Pennsylvania Convention Center -- Hall D, Poster

Division of Organic Chemistry

The 228th ACS National Meeting, in Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004