N,2-Diphenyl[60]fulleropyrrolidine (contains 5% Hexane at maximum) TCI D5757

TCI D5757 N,2-Diphenyl[60]fulleropyrrolidine is a functionalized C60 fullerene derivative in which a pyrrolidine ring has been formed on the surface of the carbon sphere, carrying phenyl groups on the nitrogen atom and at the 2-position of the pyrrolidine ring. The product is specified as containing a maximum of 5% hexane, a residual solvent remaining from the purification process. In the laboratory, this material serves as an electron-acceptor material for organic solar cell (OPV) research and other organic electronic devices — the component responsible for receiving electrons from a donor material and carrying them toward the electrode.

The properties that make this compound a preferred choice are rooted in the characteristic behaviour of fullerenes: high electron affinity, the ability to accept several electrons reversibly, and three-dimensional electron transport that does not depend on the directional arrangement of the molecules. The pyrrolidine functionalization improves solubility compared with pristine C60, which is notoriously difficult to dissolve, so the material can be solution-processed using spin coating — a standard technique in organic device laboratories. The twin phenyl groups further tune solubility and the aggregation tendency of the thin film, two factors that strongly govern device performance.

In Indonesian laboratories, this material is typically used within university and institutional research groups working on organic photovoltaics and organic electronics, where devices are fabricated at small scale from solution. It is handled in film-deposition work on laboratory benches and in fume hoods, prepared as solutions for spin coating, and evaluated in bulk heterojunction blends alongside donor polymers. Its solution processability suits facilities that build experimental device stacks without access to large-scale vacuum deposition lines.

• Organic solar cell (OPV) device research — it acts as the electron-acceptor component that receives electrons from the donor material and conveys them toward the collecting electrode.
• Bulk heterojunction active layer formulation — its improved solubility over pristine C60 allows blending with donor polymers in solution and depositing a mixed film in a single step.
• Spin-coated thin film fabrication — solution processability from the pyrrolidine functionalization makes the material compatible with the spin coating technique routine in organic device laboratories.
• Electron transport layer and charge-acceptor studies — three-dimensional electron transport independent of molecular packing direction gives more forgiving charge extraction in disordered, solution-cast films.
• Electron-accepting and redox behaviour investigations — the high electron affinity and reversible multi-electron acceptance typical of fullerenes make it a useful model acceptor for characterization work.

• Product Code: D5757
• Composition note: contains 5% hexane at maximum, a residual solvent from purification

Store the container tightly closed in a cool, dry and well-ventilated place, away from direct sunlight, heat and ignition sources, since the product contains residual hexane as a flammable solvent. Keep the material in its original supplier container or in a tightly sealed amber glass vessel that protects it from light and moisture, and reseal promptly after each use. Handle weighing and solution preparation inside a fume hood, and wear a laboratory coat, chemical-resistant gloves and safety glasses. Follow the manufacturer's safety data sheet for detailed conditions, and dispose of residues and solvent-contaminated waste through the laboratory's designated chemical waste route.

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