title: Synthesis and Chemistry of Fullerene Derivatives Bearing Phosphorus Substituents. Unusual Reaction of Phosphines with Electron-Deficient Acetylenes and C(60).
abstract: A unique method to introduce phosphorus substituents onto C(60) is based on the reaction of phosphines with acetylenes and C(60). Treatment of C(60) with phosphines (PR(3)) and electron-deficient acetylenes (A) in toluene at ambient temperature gave fullerene derivatives (1, R = C(6)H(5) and A = MeO(2)CC&tbd1;CCO(2)Me; 2, R = C(6)D(5) and A = MeO(2)CC&tbd1;CCO(2)Me; 3, R = C(6)H(5) and A = EtO(2)CC&tbd1;CCO(2)Et; 4, R = p-CH(3)C(6)H(5) and A = MeO(2)CC&tbd1;CCO(2)Me; 6, R = C(6)H(5) and A = trans-MeO(2)CC&tbd1;CCH=CHCO(2)Me) consisting of a phosphorus ylide group and a cyclopropane ring on the fullerene moiety in good to excellent yields. The structures of these ylide derivatives are determined on the basis of their spectral data and single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements. All these ylides show temperature-dependent NMR spectra that can be rationalized on the basis of interchange between two Z,E isomers and restricted rotation of the substituents on the fullerene moiety. Based on the known chemistry of phosphines and acetylenes, we propose a mechanism to account for the formation of these ylide derivatives. Phosphine ylides 1 and 4 readily undergo protonation and decarboxylation in the presence of acid to give phosphonium salts 7 and 8, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30043, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shih-Ching
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: K. C.
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Santhosh
authors.forename: Chia-Heir
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Sue-Lein
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chien-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cheng