Crystallographic characterization of Kr@C60 in (0.09Kr@C60/0.91C60)·{NiII(OEP)}·2C6H6

Hon Man Lee, Marilyn M. Olmstead, Tomohiro Suetsuna, Hidekazu Shimotani, Nita Dragoe, R. J. Cross, K. Kitazawa, Alan L. Balch

Chemical Communications · 2002 · 51 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

A sample of C60 containing ca. 9% Kr@C60 has been used to form crystalline (0.09Kr@C60/0.91C60).(NiII(OEP)).2C6H6 whose X-ray crystal structure reveals that the Kr atom is centered within the carbon cage and does not produce a detectable change in the size of the fullerene.

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