Inorganic Parthene Reaction Lab Report

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#Inorganic Fullerene
These are materials with fullerene - like molecular structures but lacking carbon include MoS2, WS2, TiS2 and NbS2. Under isostatic pressure, these new materials were found to be stable up to at least 34.3 GPa.

#Fullerene Reactions
*1. Nucleophilic Addition: * A nucleophilic addition reaction is an addition reaction where a chemical compound with an electron-deficient or electrophilic double or triple bond reacts with electron-rich reactant (nucleophile) with disappearance of the double bond and creation of two new single bonds. Examples of nucleophiles are Grignard reagents and organolithium reagents. Example of nucleophilic reaction is the reaction of C60 with methylmagnessium chloride …show more content…

Hydroxylation:* This is the process of introducing a hydroxyl (-OH) group into a compound. Fullerenes can be hydroxylated to fullerenols or fullerols. Water solubility depends on the total number of hydroxyl groups that can be attached. The maximum number of hydroxyl groups that can be attached (hydrogen peroxide method) stands at 36 - 40
*6. Electrophilic Addition:* This is an addition reaction where in a chemical compound, a pi-bond is broken and two new omega bonds are formed. Fullerenes reacts in electrophilic additions e.g reaction with bromine adding up to 24 bromine atoms to the sphere.
*7. Retro Addition:* This is used in removing substituents after they have served their purpose. e.g. are the retro - Bingel reaction and retro - prato reaction
*8. Carbene Additions:* A Carbene is a molecule containing a neutral carbon atom with a valance of two and two unshared valence electrons. Methylene (H2C:) is the simplest form. Carbene addition is the introducing of Carbene to another compound. Fullerene react with Carbene to form methanofullerene.
*9. Radical Addition:* A radical is a group of atoms joined by covalent bonds that take part in reactions as a single unit. Fullerene can be considered as radical scavengers (a chemical substance added to a mixture in order to remove or de-activate impurities and unwanted reaction …show more content…

The first available purification method for C60 fullerene was by HPLC (High performance liquid chromatography) from which small amounts could be generated at large expense.

#Properties of Fullerene
(1) fullerene is stable but not totally unreactive
(2) fullerene can trap other atoms inside them to form inclusion compounds known as endohedral fullerenes e.g. the egg-shaped fullerene Tb3NaC84.
(3) fullerene is sparingly soluble in many solvents e.g. toluene
(4) some fullerenes are inherently chiral
(5) They tend to react as electrophiles
(6) fullerene can be found in soot, interstellar dust and geological formations on the earth.

#Uses of Fullerene
Fullerenes are widely used, but I will just be listing but a few of the uses below
(1) fullerene binds specific antibiotics to the structure to target resistant bacteria and even target certain cancer cells such as melanoma.
(2) fullerene can be used as light activated antimicrobial agents
(3) it is used as an insulator
(4) it is used as a

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