Abstract:Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been used to clarify the number of poly(styryl) lithium anions that are grafted onto C60 fullerene. The computational results suggest that 6-arm-grafted C60 fullerene is the most thermodynamically favorable, and the grafted C60 fullerene with arms more than 6 is only achievable under certain circumstances. This observation is consistent with the previous experiments [Macromolecules 2013; 46:7451-57.]. Both electronic effect and steric effect have been thoroughl… Show more
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