title: Decatungstate-mediated radical reactions of C60 with substituted toluenes and anisoles: a new photochemical functionalization strategy for fullerenes.
abstract: A convenient, highly efficient, decatungstate-mediated chemical methodology to functionalize fullerenes is demonstrated. A variety of radicals have been generated by the photochemical interaction of tetrabutylammonium decatungstate [(n-Bu4N)4W10O32] and para-substituted toluenes, anisoles, and thioanisole and effectively trapped by the [60]fullerene affording the corresponding 1,2-dihydro[60]fullerene monoadducts in moderate to good yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, 71003, Voutes - Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Manolis D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Tzirakis
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orfanopoulos