title: Novel open-cage fullerenes having a 12-membered-ring orifice: removal of the organic addends from the rim of the orifice.
abstract: Two novel open-cage fullerene derivatives bearing a 12-membered-ring orifice on the fullerene cage have been isolated. Removal of the N-MEM protective group leads to the first open-cage [60]fullerene derivative without organic addends on the rim of the orifice. [structure: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, 71409 Iraklion, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Vougioukalakis
authors.forename: Kosmas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prassides
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orfanopoulos