[60]Fullerene-fused lactones: manganese(III) acetate-mediated synthesis and novel reductive ring opening.
[reaction: see text] [60]Fullerene-fused lactones were prepared by the manganese(III) acetate-mediated reactions of [60]fullerene with carboxylic acids, carboxylic anhydrides, or malonic acids. Novel reductive ring opening of the lactones with Grignard reagents was observed.
Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PRC. gwang@ustc.edu.cn
Guan-Wu
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Wang
Fa-Bao
FB
Li
Ting-Hu
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Zhang