Organic chemistry with heterofullerenes: photosensitized oxygenation of alkenes
Heterofullerenes C(59)HN and (C(59)N)(2) sensitize the reaction of olefins with molecular oxygen under photolytic conditions. 2-Methyl-2-butene and alpha-terpinene undergo ene and Diels-Alder photooxygenation reactions, respectively, even in the presence of minute amounts of azafullerenes to produce the corresponding peroxides.
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Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan.
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