Amy L. McCarty

Bis-functionalized fullerene-dibenzo[18]crown-6 conjugate: synthesis and cation-complexation dependent redox behaviorElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Energy optimized structure of trans-1 (HF/STO-2G), trans-2 (HF/STO-2G) and trans-4 (B3LYP/3-21G(*), (two orientations) isomers of 1 and ESI-mass spectra of 1. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b303127f/

A one-step synthesis of bis-pyrrolidine functionalized fullerene-dibenzo[18]crown-6 conjugate and its metal cation complexation to the crown ether entity dependent redox behavior is reported.

Regulating the stability of 2D crystal structures using an oxidation state-dependent molecular conformation

The oxidation state of the phenol-substituted porphyrin TDtBHPP is coupled with its structure so that its 2-electron oxidation leads to a coplanarization of the molecule and a substantial stabilization of its surface self-assembled structures adsorbed at metal substrates.

Preparation, surface characteristics and electrochemical properties of electrophoretically deposited C60 films

Thin fullerene films of controlled roughness were electrophoretically deposited from C60 suspensions formed in mixed toluene‐ethanol solutions. Mass of the deposited films, determined by piezoelectric microgravimetry (PM) with the use of an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance, exponentially increased with time. Size of the AFM imaged C60 grains in the films depended both on time of C60 aggregation in bulk solution prior to deposition and strength of the electric field applied. In the accessible potential range, cyclic voltammetry (CV) curves for the films in 0.1 M (TBA)PF6, in acetonitrile, featured four main cathodic peaks formed during the negative potential excursion. These peaks corresponded to four one‐electron reductions. Simultaneously recorded PM and CV curves showed an overall mass decrease, corresponding to stepwise C60 electroreduction and the complete dissolution of the C603− film. The CV, XPS and XRD analyses indicated the film swelling and reversible ingress of both TBA+ counter‐ and...