title: The ionic introduction of an N1 unit to C60 and a unique rearrangement of aziridinofullerene.
abstract: A new chloramine-based aziridination of C60 and unique rearrangement of aziridinofullerene to azafulleroid is described. The ionic introduction of an N1 unit to C60 via an addition-cyclization mechanism was first achieved under mild conditions; the combination of chloramine and MS4A resulted in the promising rearrangement of aziridinofullerene to azafulleroid, and the isomerization could be performed catalytically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. minakata@chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minakata
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tsuruoka
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagamachi
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komatsu