A new method for the functionalization of [60] fullerene: an unusual 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition pathway leading to a C60 housane derivative

Zhiguo Zhou; Plato A Magriotis

doi:10.1021/ol052393i

A new method for the functionalization of [60] fullerene: an unusual 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition pathway leading to a C60 housane derivative

Org Lett. 2005 Dec 22;7(26):5849-51. doi: 10.1021/ol052393i.

Authors

Zhiguo Zhou¹, Plato A Magriotis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003, USA.

PMID: 16354082
DOI: 10.1021/ol052393i

Abstract

[reaction: see text] A variant of the Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction provides a new and convenient functionalization of fullerenes. This method complements the widely used Prato and Bingel-Hirsch reactions. The derived, highly functionalized cyclopentenone and cyclopentenamine fullerene compounds upon hydrolysis are suitable for further functionalization and may serve well in the synthesis of new C60 derivatives possessing uncommon and interesting properties.