title: Hydroxide-initiated conversion of aromatic nitriles to imidazolines: fullerenes vs TCNE.
abstract: Transformation of aromatic nitriles to imidazolines has been achieved under basic conditions with the electron-deficient C60 and C70 fullerenes, but not with the electron-deficient olefin of tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). In situ UV-vis-NIR indicates that the ability of RC60(-) to undergo single-electron transfer (SET) to C60 is crucial for the reaction.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.
authors.forename: Hui-Lei
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Zong-Jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shu-Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Si
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao