Sc_2@C_(3v)(8)-C_(82) vs. Sc_2C_2@C_(3v)(8)-C_82: drastic effect of C_2 capture on the redox properties of scandium metallofullerenes

摘要

We describe the first example of scandium dimetallofullerenes, Sc_2@C_(3v)(8)-C_(82), which has the same cage as the previously assigned scandium carbide cluster fullerene Sc_2C_2@C_(3v)(8)-C_(82) but they exhibit distinctly different electronic configurations and electronic behaviours, confirming the drastic influence of the internal C_2 unit.