title: Ni-Catalyzed direct 1,4-difunctionalization of [60]fullerene with benzyl bromides.
abstract: A new Ni-catalyzed direct 1,4-difunctionalization of [60]fullerene with various benzyl bromides has been developed. The use of a DMSO additive combined with a nickel catalyst is indispensable for the formation of 1,4-dibenzyl fullerenes with a variety of functional groups. The reaction proceeds through the formation of a fullerene monoradical species.
authors.affiliation: WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan. tjin@m.tohoku.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Weili
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asao
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Tienan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin