title: Current progress on the chemical functionalization and supramolecular chemistry of M@C82.
abstract: Since the first discovery of fullerenes in 1985, the insertion of one or more atoms into a hollow fullerene cage has been attempted. Furthermore, synthesis and extraction of metallofullerene, La@C(n), were reported in 1991. Recent successful isolation and purification of metallofullerenes have facilitated the investigation of their chemical properties. This mini-review presents a summary of the recent progress of chemical functionalization and supramolecular chemistry of M@C(82). Selective functionalization and successful structural analysis of derivatives have revealed their chemical features arising from endohedral metal doping.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan. ymaeda@u-gakugei.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akasaka
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagase
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D037741:Fullerenes; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon