title: 1,4-Fullerenols C60ArOH: synthesis and functionalization.
abstract: A mild and facile process for the preparation of 1,4-fullerenols C(60)ArOH was achieved. The key intermediate 1,2-C(60)Ar(NO(2)) was identified to better understand the reaction mechanism. Further functionalizations including esterification, etherification, and arylation of the synthesized 1,4-C(60)ArOH provided efficient access to versatile fullerene derivatives in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid.
authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Guan-Wu
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yong-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhong-Xiu
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Chen