Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to investigate the interactions between [C.sub.60] and [C.sub.70] nanoparticles and 2-pyrrolidone (2-pyrrolidinone, [gamma]--lactam) in a toluene solvent environment.
Keywords: Infrared spectroscopy, nanoparticles, [C.sub.60] and [C.sub.70], fullerenes, fullerene/nanoparticle interactions, 2-pyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidinone, [gamma]-lactam
This paper reports the results of an infrared spectroscopic study of the interactions between [C.sub.60] and [C.sub.70] nanoparticles and 2-pyrrolidone using toluene as a solvent environment (Aksenova et al.
The compound 2-pyrrolidone is a five-membered, cyclic amide sometimes referred to as gamma-lactam ([gamma]-lactam) or 2-pyrrolidinone.
Since the 2-pyrrolidone interaction with the nanoparticles is likely an equilibrium process involving both interacting and non-interacting 2-pyrrolidone, spectral collection was carried out over a broad concentration range (200 to 2 microliters ([micro]L) of 2-pyrrolidone per mL of toluene or toluene saturated with the nanoparticles) to determine the optimal concentrations to observe infrared spectral changes.
Betaine, Sodium Diodecyl Sulfate (SDS), Succinic Anhydride (SA), N-Methyl
2-Pyrrolidone (NMP), Boric acid, Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), Ethanol, Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA), Formamide and Salmon sperm DNA were purchased from Sigma.
High purity methyl hydroquinone (MeHQ)(Aldrich); 4,4-difluoro benzophenone (DFBP)(Spectrochem, India); anhydrous potassium carbonate (BDH, India); N-methyl
2-pyrrolidone (NMP)(SRL, India), toluene (Qualigens, India) were used for the synthesis of PEEKMOH.