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Synlett 1997; 1997(1): 85-87
DOI: 10.1055/s-1997-720
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Addition Reaction of Allylic Stannanes to the Triplet Excited State of C60 via Photoinduced Electron Transfer Process Leading to Asymmetric Hybridization Chemistry for Fullerene Terpenoid

Koichi Mikami1 , Shoji Matsumoto, Takayuki Tonoi, Tomoyoshi Suenobu2 , Akito Ishida2 , Shunichi Fukuzumi2
  • 1Department of Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152, Japan
  • 2Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan
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22 March 2004 (online)

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Addition of allylic stannanes to C60 takes place under UV-irradiation in benzene as well as benzonitrile to yield the allylic fullerenes, of which the asymmetric version with pinene-derived chiral allylic stannane leads to an enantio-pure fullerene terpenoid.

fullerene - allylic stannane - photoinduced electron transfer - asymmetric hybridization - chiral fullerene terpenoid