Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>3</sub>@<i>C</i><sub>2<i>v</i></sub>(9)-C<sub>82</sub>: a double-butterfly tri-metal carbide cluster inside a fullerene cage
An unprecedented double-butterfly Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>3</sub> cluster was stabilized inside a C<sub>82</sub> cage, forming a novel tri-metal carbide clusterfullerene, Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>3</sub>@<i>C</i><sub>2<i>v</i></sub>(9)-C<sub>82</sub>. The crystallographic results unambiguously reveal a rare Ti-C coordination mode, which differs significantly from that inside T<sub>3</sub>C<sub>3</sub>@<i>I</i><sub><i>h</i></sub>(7)-C<sub>80</sub>, highlighting the key role of fullerene cages in determining the configuration of confined metal clusters.
Authors
- Yang‐Rong Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3495-1691)
- Zhengkai Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2058-9783)
- Z.R. He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8176-7815)
- Ning Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9405-6229)
Institutions
- Soochow University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02276b
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
- Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province