title: Preparation and photophysical studies of a fluorous phase-soluble fullerene derivative.
abstract: We report the first synthesis of a well-characterized "Teflon ponytail" fullerene adduct (3) via the Hirsch-Bingel reaction with a malonate bearing two perfluorinated alkyl chains. This C3 tris-adduct shows excellent solubility in perfluorinated solvents, such as FC-72 and FC-75. Compound 3 was found to be an efficient sensitizer for singlet oxygen formation in fluorous media, which has potential in biphasic systems and in photobiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Yurchenko
authors.forename: David I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: Eduard N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Yurchenko
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sokolova
authors.forename: Silvia E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Braslavsky
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klihm