title: Novel functionalizations of [60]fullerene-fused lactones.
abstract: Reactions of [60]fullerene-fused lactones with methylmagnesium bromide and diisobutylaluminum hydride afforded rare fullerene hemiketals and hemiacetals, which were dehydrated by p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate or polyphosphonic acid to the corresponding [60]fullerene-fused dihydrofurans. Thus obtained alkyl-substituted and especially unsubstituted [60]fullerene-fused dihydrofurans are difficult to prepare by other methods. The unsubstituted [60]fullerene-fused lactone could react with aliphatic amines to give fullerols.
authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China. gwang@ustc.edu.cn
authors.forename: Guan-Wu
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fa-Bao
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu