Current Organic Chemistry - Volume 16, Issue 9, 2012

Chemical functionalization of fullerene is vital to its applications in nanomedicine, biomedical imaging, organic photovoltaics and advanced materials. A number of efficient reactions have been proposed in the preparation of fullerene monoadducts and multiple adducts. Many articles and book chapters have reviewed the majority of fullerene structures and reactions. Two important areas in fullerene chemistry are em Read More

Halogenated fullerenes have been subjects of intensive investigations since the discovery of fullerenes. This paper reviews the synthesis and molecular structures of fullerene halides, covering earlier work in this field and progress in synthetic methods developed in the last few years. The use of inorganic chlorides and oxychlorides as well as (TiCl4 + Br2) mixtures for the chlorination of fullerenes allowed the preparation of Read More

Endohedral fullerenes represent a novel type of nanostructures, which are characterized by a robust fullerene cage with atoms, ions, or clusters trapped in its hollow. Since the first separation of the endohedral metallofullerene La@C82, a large variety of endohedral structures have been isolated and their endohedral nature has been proved by experimental studies. The world of endohedral fullerenes was significantly enla Read More

Since the serendipitous discovery of C60 and subsequent finding of other fullerenes, scientists have focused on the discovery of the physical and chemical properties of these nanomaterials and their incorporation in biomaterials and nanodevices [1,2]. The development of a particular family of fullerenes which incarcerates a metal, metals, or a metallic cluster in the interior of their carbon cages, the endohedral metallofullere Read More

Various transition metal salts have been employed to the radical reactions of [60]fullerene (C60). The present review article covers the reactions of C60 with active methylene compounds, methyl ketones, β-enamino carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acid derivatives, and diallylamines in the presence of Mn(OAc)3·2H2O affording the singly bonded fullerene dimers, 1,4-adducts and 1,16-adduct of C60, C60-fused dihydrofurans Read More

The Suzuki cross-coupling reaction, which is commonly referred to simply as the “Suzuki reaction” and uses palladium as a catalyst, has become an efficient tool for constructing C–C bonds over the past two decades. This paper reviews recent advances in the use of this reaction with heterogeneous palladium catalysts. The heterogenization of homogeneous catalysts by incorporation into an inorganic support (silica, m Read More

Conformational studies of symmetric diesters, dimethyl maleate, dimethyl 5,6-isopropylidenedioxybicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2-ene- 2,3-dicarboxylate, and dimethyl succinate have been performed. It was found that the conformation wherein one of the carbonyl oxygens interacts with the carbon of the other carbonyl is the most stable in all the cases. In particular, in dimethyl maleate and dimethyl 5,6- isopropylidenedioxybicyclo[2.2.1]h Read More

A convergent chiral pool approach for the total synthesis of xestodecalactones B and C was demonstrated in which intramolecular acylation reaction constituted the key step. Synthetic and spectroscopic studies reported herein, suggested that the previously assigned structures of xestodecalactone B and C be interchanged.