A regioselective step-by-step C60Cl6 functionalization approach affords a novel family of C60Ar5Th′Th′′H fullerene derivatives with promising antiviral properties

Abstract

We report a novel reaction of the recently discovered family of fullerene derivatives C₁-C₆₀Ar₅Th′ with thiophene derivatives Th′′H yielding a previously unknown family of C₁-C₆₀Ar₅Th′Th′′H compounds with three different types of functional aromatic addends attached to the carbon cage. The discovered reaction paves a way to the synthesis of novel C₆₀ fullerene derivatives with promising antioxidant and antiviral properties.