Piperazine additions to C60--a facile approach to fullerene substitution.
A range of fullerene monoadducts can be generated via the photochemical reaction of piperazine derivatives with C60. Addend functionality can also be efficiently incorporated by transformation of the hydroxyl-substituted adduct prepared in this fashion. Reaction yields and process simplicity compete with current standard procedures for fullerene mono-functionalisation.
Butts
Craig P
CP
School of Chemistry, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom. c.p.butts@ex.ac.uk
Jazdzyk
Mikael D S
MD