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Influence Of Rtil Nanodomains On The Voltammetry And Spectroelectrochemistry Of Fullerene C60 In Benzonitrile/Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Mixtures, Abderrahman Atifi, Michael D. Ryan

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

The cyclic voltammetry of fullerene C₆₀ was examined in mixed benzonitrile/RTIL solvents in order to probe the effect of nanodomains in the mixed RTIL/benzonitrile solutions and their effect upon the voltammetry. In probing the interactions of the fullerides (up to C₆₀³⁻) with RTILs, BMIm⁺ (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, mostly planar) and tetraalkylammonium (more spherical/flexible) salts were used. In order to investigate these shifts in more detail, the ΔE₁₂° (=E°₁–E°₂) and ΔE₂₃° (=E°₂–E°₃) values, which were independent of the reference potential, were used. At higher concentrations of …