Synthesis and Characterization of Some Organic Cations Buckminsterfulleride Salts

Abstract

Six new organic cations (Triphenylmethane dye, Hemicyanine dyes, calix[4]arene derivative) buckminsterfulleride salts were prepared by metathetical reaction. the products were characterized by UV-NIR, ESI-MS, ESR and FT-IR. the ESR spectra show a typical C₆₀ anion radical signal and dependence on countercations and temperature, the linewidth has an abrupt increasing at about the THF melting point and the ESR signal diminishes gradually when the temperature below 170K. the possible explanation is that the THF crystallization results in exclusion of solute from the lattice and leads to C₆₀ anion aggregation, which promotes line broadening and diamagnetic dimer of (C₆₀)₂ ²⁻ forming.