Decatungstate-mediated radical reactions of C60 with substituted toluenes and anisoles: a new photochemical functionalization strategy for fullerenes.
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.
Tzirakis
Manolis D
MD
Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, 71003, Voutes - Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Orfanopoulos
Michael
M