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C 60 Hexakisadducts with an Octahedral Addition Pattern − A New Structure Motif in Organic Chemistry
Author(s) -
Hirsch Andreas,
Vostrowsky Otto
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/1099-0690(200103)2001:5<829::aid-ejoc829>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - chemistry , buckminsterfullerene , fullerene , regioselectivity , structural motif , octahedron , fullerene chemistry , adduct , nucleophilic addition , amphiphile , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , ion , copolymer , biochemistry , polymer , catalysis
Hexakisadducts, with T h ‐symmetrical addition patterns, of C 60 buckminsterfullerene can be obtained by means of cycloadditions, solid state reactions and nucleophilic cyclopropanations, including a variety of template and tether techniques. C 60 — or a precursor adduct — serves as a core building block for elaboration into a pseudo‐octahedral architecture; an aesthetically pleasing structure motif unique in organic chemistry. The fullerene core can be systematically embellished with one or more different types of addends, giving rise to the formation of uniform or mixed hexakisadducts, respectively. The regioselective exohedral chemistry of C 60 may serve to provide soluble fullerene derivatives, lipofullerenes, dendrimers, charge‐transfer systems, globular amphiphiles and compounds with interesting chemical, physical, biological and material properties.