Photocontrolled organic field effect transistors based on the fullerene C and spiropyran hybrid molecule.

Photocontrolled organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) containing a hybrid compound of fullerene C (n-semiconductor) with spiropyran (electrical conductivity photocontroller) as the active layer were fabricated for the first time. It was found that an OFET based on the hybrid compound, unlike the multilayer transistor (a device based on unmodified fullerene C and spiropyran in different layers), has higher transfer characteristics (source-to-drain current), charge carrier mobility in the active layer, and response rate to external influence, which makes them promising materials for the manufacture of optical memory elements.

Aminomethylation of Fullerene C with N,N',N″-Triaryl- or N,N',N″-Trihetaryl-1,3,5-perhydrotriazines in the Presence of EtMgBr and Ti(Oi-Pr).

A new method for the functionalization of fullerenes based on the reaction between in situ generated aryl- or hetaryl-containing 1,3,5-perhydrotriazines and EtMgBr in the presence of Ti(Oi-Pr) has been developed. The cleavage of the triazine ring under previously developed conditions1-6 results in the formation of aminomethylated derivatives of fullerene C with high yields (80-90%) and selectivity (∼90%).