Phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester

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Phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester

PCBM ([6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester) is a fullerene derivative being investigated for its potential use in organic solar cells.[3]

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Phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester
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PCBM crystal and its model. Gray: carbons, red: oxygens, white: hydrogens.
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Methyl 4-[3′-Phenyl-3′H-cyclopropa[1,9](C60-Ih)[5,6]fulleren-3′-yl]butanoate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C72H14O2/c1-74-11(73)8-5-9-70(10-6-3-2-4-7-10)71-66-58-50-40-30-22-14-12-13-16-20-18(14)26-34-28(20)38-32-24(16)25-17(13)21-19-15(12)23(22)31-37-27(19)35-29(21)39-33(25)43-42(32)52-46(38)56-48(34)54(44(50)36(26)30)62(66)64(56)68-60(52)61-53(43)47(39)57-49(35)55-45(37)51(41(31)40)59(58)67(71)63(55)65(57)69(61)72(68,70)71/h2-4,6-7H,5,8-9H2,1H3 Y
    Key: FIGVSQKKPIKBST-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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  • COC(=O)CCCC1(C23C14C5=C6C7=C8C5=C9C1=C5C%10=C%11C%12=C%13C%10=C%10C1=C8C1=C%10C8=C%10C%14=C%15C%16=C%17C(=C%12C%12=C%17C%17=C%18C%16=C%16C%15=C%15C%10=C1C7=C%15C1=C%16C(=C%18C7=C2C2=C%10C(=C5C9=C42)C%11=C%12C%10=C%177)C3=C16)C%14=C%138)C1=CC=CC=C1
Properties
C72H14O2
Molar mass 910.902 g·mol−1
Density 1.631 g/cm3 (100 K)[1]
Melting point 280 °C (536 °F; 553 K)(sublimates)[2]
Structure(100 K)[1]
Monoclinic
P2(1)/n
a = 1.347 nm, b = 1.51 nm, c = 1.901 nm
α = 90°, β = 106.9°, γ = 90°
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Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P337+P313, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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PCBM is a fullerene derivative of the C60 buckyball that was first synthesized in the 1990s.[4] It is an electron acceptor material and is often used in organic solar cells (plastic solar cells) or flexible electronics in conjunction with electron donor materials such as P3HT or other conductive polymers. It is a more practical choice for an electron acceptor when compared with fullerenes because of its solubility in chlorobenzene. This allows for solution processable donor/acceptor mixes, a necessary property for "printable" solar cells. However, considering the cost of fabricating fullerenes, it is not certain that this derivative can be synthesized on a large scale for commercial applications.

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