title: Facile synthesis of multifullerene-OPE hybrids via in situ ethynylation.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A series of fullerene-terminated oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s (OPEs) (1a-d and 2) have been synthesized and further characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and UV-vis spectroscopy. The key step in the syntheses is an effective one-pot reaction that allows the attachment of C(60) to multiple terminal alkynes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main St., Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shirai
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tour