title: Basic Hydrolysis of Fullerene-based Esters: A Tiny Step Away from Nucleophilic Addition to Fullerene.
abstract: Direct nucleophilic addition of -OH groups on the C(60) skeleton in the basic hydrolysis of ethyl ester of T(h)-symmetric fullerenehexamalonic acid (T(h)-FHMA), leading to the formation of a hybrid with features of T(h)-FHMA and fullerenol, has been observed as an important side reaction. The hydroxylation takes place at considerably milder conditions as those usually used in the synthesis of C(60) fullerenols. UV/Vis and IR spectroscopy were successfully used as a fast monitoring tool which might be of help also in other investigations where additions on C(60) skeleton of molecules with distinct absorption spectra take place.
authors.forename: Janez
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerar
authors.forename: Janez
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerkovnik
mesh_terms: D004952:Esters; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D006900:Hydroxylation; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004952:Esters; D037741:Fullerenes; D014867:Water; C108127:fullerenol