Deep-red circularly polarised luminescent C₇₀ derivatives.

ABSTRACT: Optically active fullerenes, including C₆₀ and C₇₀ derivatives carrying organic substituents, are used in a range of applications because of their unique spectroscopic, catalytic, and chiral recognition properties. However, their inherent photoexcited chirality is yet to be elucidated because of their very poor fluorescence quantum yield (Φ_f). We synthesised a new chiral C₇₀ derivative, X70A, with 20% yield, by reacting bis-borylated xanthene with C₇₀ in a one-step double addition reaction, followed by a successful optical resolution. The isolation of two separate X70A enantiomers was confirmed by mirror-image circular dichroism spectroscopy in the range of 300-750 nm. In toluene, the enantiomeric pair of X70A clearly revealed mirror-i

SUBMITTER: Kano H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8187662 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature