The dynamics of the trimetallic nitride (M(3)N)(6+) (M = Sc, Y and Lu) clusters in the I(h)-(C(80))(6-) cage have been studied by (14)N and (45)Sc nuclear magnetic resonance. These NMR studies suggest that the motional barrier of (M(3)N)(6+) is related to the cluster size and increases in the series (Sc, Y, and Lu).
In this paper we report the synthesis, purification, 13C NMR and other characterization studies of Y3N@C88. The 13C NMR, UV-vis and chromatographic data suggest an Y3N@C88 having IPR allowed cage with D2(35)-C88 symmetry. In earlier density functional theory (DFT) computational and X-ray crystallographic studies, it was reported that lanthanide (A3N)6+ clusters are stabilized in D2(35)-C88 symmetry cages and have reduced HOMO-LUMO gaps relative to other trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerene cage systems, for example, A3N@C80. In this paper, we report that the non-lanthanide (Y3N)6+ cluster in the D2(35)-C88 cage exhibits a HOMO-LUMO gap consistent with other lanthanide A3N@C88 molecules based on electrochemical measurements and DFT computational study. These results suggests that the reduced HOMO-LUMO gap of A3N@C88 systems is a property dominated by the D2(35)-C88 carbon cage and not f-orbital lanthanide electronic metal cluster (A3N)6+ orbital participation.
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