A simple quick route to fullerene amino acid derivatives.
Two new fullerene amino acids have been prepared by dipolar addition to C(60) of either the Boc- or Fmoc-Nalpha-protected azido amino acids derived from phenylalanine and lysine. UV-visible and CV studies indicate the as prepared amino acids are a mixture of 5,6-open (major product) and 6,6-closed (minor product) derivatives that may be readily separated.
Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, and Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
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D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008239:Lysine / Q000737:chemistry*; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D001372:Aza Compounds; D037741:Fullerenes; D010649:Phenylalanine; D008239:Lysine; C069837:fullerene C60