{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(1)"],"submitter":["Wang WF"],"pubmed_abstract":["[6,6]-Phenyl-C<sub>61</sub>-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), a star molecule in the fullerene field, has found wide applications in materials science. Herein, electrosynthesis of buckyballs with fused-ring systems has been achieved through radical α-C-H functionalization of the side-chain ester for both PCBM and its analogue, [6,6]-phenyl-C<sub>61</sub>-propionic acid methyl ester (PCPM), in the presence of a trace amount of oxygen. Two classes of buckyballs with fused bi- and tricyclic carbocycles have been electrochemically synthesized. Furthermore, an unknown type of a bisfulleroid with two tethered [6,6]-open orifices can also be efficiently generated from PCPM. All three types of products have been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. A representative intramolecularly annulated isomer of PCBM has been applied as an additive to inverted planar perovskite solar cells and boosted a significant enhancement of power conversion efficiency from 15.83% to 17.67%."],"journal":["Nature communications"],"pagination":["8052"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10697967"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Electrosynthesis of buckyballs with fused-ring systems from PCBM and its analogue."],"pmcid":["PMC10697967"],"pubmed_authors":["Niu C","Yin ZC","Liu KQ","Wang YS","Chen M","Ye SQ","Yao YR","Wang GW","Wang WF","Yang S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Electrosynthesis of buckyballs with fused-ring systems from PCBM and its analogue.","description":"[6,6]-Phenyl-C<sub>61</sub>-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), a star molecule in the fullerene field, has found wide applications in materials science. Herein, electrosynthesis of buckyballs with fused-ring systems has been achieved through radical α-C-H functionalization of the side-chain ester for both PCBM and its analogue, [6,6]-phenyl-C<sub>61</sub>-propionic acid methyl ester (PCPM), in the presence of a trace amount of oxygen. Two classes of buckyballs with fused bi- and tricyclic carbocycles have been electrochemically synthesized. Furthermore, an unknown type of a bisfulleroid with two tethered [6,6]-open orifices can also be efficiently generated from PCPM. All three types of products have been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. A representative intramolecularly annulated isomer of PCBM has been applied as an additive to inverted planar perovskite solar cells and boosted a significant enhancement of power conversion efficiency from 15.83% to 17.67%.","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Dec","modification":"2025-04-05T13:02:37.876Z","creation":"2025-04-05T13:02:37.876Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10697967","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38052783"],"doi":["10.1038/s41467-023-43774-2"]}}