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Unusual Chemical Reactivity at Low Temperatures of Buckminsterfullerene C60

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Unusual properties of buckminsterfullerene C60 were explored, which reacted more efficiently with primary and secondary amines at low temperatures than at elevated temperatures in a solvent, such as benzene, toluene, and xylene. Low temperatures favor the formation of a charge-transfer complex, which can be detected by UV spectrometry. Furthermore, a series of electron spin resonance experiments were performed at various low temperatures to detect the formation of C60•–. The “low-temperature” acceleration effect on the amination of fullerene C60 is closely related to solvent and temperatures. The new findings provide an avenue to functionalize buckminsterfullerene C60 so that the resultant adducts may have controllable solubility in various media. The outcome may offer a solution to enhance its biological and medicinal applicability.

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For financial support, we thank Ministry of Science and Technology (Grant Nos. 110-2113-M-007-011 and 110-2634-F-007-023) and Ministry of Education (Grant Nos. 109QR001I5 and 110QR001I5) of R.O.C. We also thank the MOST in Taiwan for supporting The Featured Areas Research Center Program within the Framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project through the Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters.

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    Jih Ru Hwu, Shuey-Fang Shu, Tsong-Ming Chang, Wen-Chieh Huang & Shwu-Chen Tsay

  2. Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan

    Jih Ru Hwu, Wen-Chieh Huang & Shwu-Chen Tsay

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    Jih Ru Hwu, Shuey-Fang Shu & Tsong-Ming Chang

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Hwu, J.R. et al. (2023). Unusual Chemical Reactivity at Low Temperatures of Buckminsterfullerene C60. In: Najman, S., et al. Bioceramics, Biomimetic and Other Compatible Materials Features for Medical Applications. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17269-4_13

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