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Synfacts 2010(10): 1134-1134  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258630
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Crowning of the Fullerene

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Olesya Haze
M. D. Tzirakis, M. Orfanopoulos*
University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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22 September 2010 (online)

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Significance

The authors use a photocatalytic C-H activation of ethers and sulfides to effect direct functionalization of [60] fullerene. This free-radical approach utilizes a decatungstate catalyst and a 300 W xenon lamp to achieve α-hydrogen abstraction. Functionalization proceeds in good yields and is complete within 30 minutes in most cases (1-8).