Fulleranes are a special class of carbon molecules derived from fullerenes whose double bonds are partially or at least theoretically fully saturated by hydrogen. The hydrogenation changes the chemical properties of fullerenes which can become susceptible to substitution reactions as opposed to addition reactions to the double bonds (present in common fullerenes). One of the most intriguing aspects of fulleranes is the fact that they have been thought to exist inthe interstellar medium or even in certain circumstellar media. 'Fulleranes: The Hydrogenated Fullerenes' presents the state of the art research, synthesisand properties of these molecules.This book also includes astrophysicists' and astrochemists' expectations regarding the presence of these molecules in space. First book solely to feature fulleranes Targeted at chemists and astrophysics researchers Presents a state-of-the-art overview of a unique, recently discovered class of materials INDICE: 1. Fulleranes and Carbon Nanostructures in the Interstellar Medium.- 2. Infrared and Ultraviolet Spectra of Fulleranes.- 3. The Potential Role Played by Fullerene-Like Structures in Interstellar Carbon Dust in the Formation of Molecular Hydrogen Space.- 4. Thermodynamic Properties of Fullerene Hydrides C60H2n and Equilibria of Their Reations.- 5. Reaction of Fullerenes With Hydrogen Gas Under Forcing Conditions.- 6. Hydrogenation of Fullerens Using a Chemical Vapour Modification Method.- 7. Polyamine Hydrogenations of Fullerenes, Carbon Nanotubes and Other Nanostructured Carbons.- 8. Synthesis and IsotopeEffect on [60] and [70] Perdeuterofulleranes.- 9. Hydrogenation and Deuteration of Higher Fullerenes.- 10. Characterization of Fulleranes by NMR Spectroscopy.- 11. Low Temperature Spectroscopy of Hydrogenated Fullerenes.- 12. High-Pressure Hydrogenated Carbon Nanostructures.- 13. Laser Induced Dissociation andIon Chemsitry of C60.- 14. Topological Modeling of Hydrogenated Fullerenes.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-9886-4
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés