title: Synthesis of [60]fullerene acetals and ketals: reaction of [60]fullerene with aldehydes/ketones and alkoxides.
abstract: The reaction of C(60) with propionaldehyde (butyraldehyde or phenylacetaldehyde) and MeONa-MeOH or EtONa-EtOH in anhydrous chlorobenzene in the presence of air at room temperature unexpectedly gave rare fullerene acetals 2aa-cb, while the reaction of C(60) with acetone (acetophenone, cyclohexanone, or cyclopentanone) and MeONa-MeOH or EtONa-EtOH under the same conditions afforded the uncommon fullerene ketals 4aa-db. A possible reaction mechanism for the formation of the fullerene acetals and ketals is proposed based on further experimental results.
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: Zhong-Xiu
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu