title: Facile access to novel [60]fullerenyl diethers and [60]fullerene-sugar conjugates via annulation of diol moieties.
abstract: A general and facile annulation of various diol motifs to [60]fullerene has been developed. This protocol can afford not only 6- to 10-membered-ring fullerenyl diethers in one step from simple acyclic diols but also directly couple [60]fullerene with a variety of structurally diverse sugars. The [60]fullerene-sugar conjugates formed do not require any linker moiety and maintain their inherent structural integrity. The electrochemistry of the fullerenyl diethers and [60]fullerene-sugar conjugates has also been investigated.
authors.affiliation: †CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), 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: Wen-Qiang
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.affiliation: †CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), 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: Sheng-Peng
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: ‡State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ru-Fang
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: ‡State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: †CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), 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.|‡State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Guan-Wu
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D004987:Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D002241:Carbohydrates; D004987:Ethers; D037741:Fullerenes; C069837:fullerene C60