Weili Si, Xuan Zhang, Naoki Asao, Yoshinori Yamamoto and Tienan Jin
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 6392-6394
DOI:
10.1039/C5CC01534K,
Communication
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.
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