NHC-BH2-C60H: synthesis, characterization and electrochemical properties of the N-heterocyclic-carbene-stabilized fullerene-borane complex

Sheng-Hu Yuan; Shu-Chao Ma; Jian Wu; Xiu-Ying Zheng; Jun Xuan; Fei Li

doi:10.1039/d4cc04866k

NHC-BH₂-C₆₀H: synthesis, characterization and electrochemical properties of the N-heterocyclic-carbene-stabilized fullerene-borane complex

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Dec 9. doi: 10.1039/d4cc04866k. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Sheng-Hu Yuan^{1

2

3}, Shu-Chao Ma^{1

2

3}, Jian Wu^{1

2

3}, Xiu-Ying Zheng⁴, Jun Xuan^{1

2

3}, Fei Li^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China. lfe@ahu.edu.cn.
² Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
³ Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
⁴ Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China.

PMID: 39648941
DOI: 10.1039/d4cc04866k

Abstract

NHC-[60]fullereborane (NHC-BH₂-C₆₀H) has been synthesized, isolated in pure form, and characterized. The reaction of C₆₀ with NHC-borane produced NHC-BH₂-C₆₀H as the first air-stable and separatable fullerene-borane compound. The formation of a N-heterocyclic carbene stabilized this borane complex of C₆₀, and the structure of the complex was unambiguously determined throughsingle-crystal X-ray analysis. This fullerene-borane complex exhibited remarkable stability and promising electrochemical properties.