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Efficient Synthesis of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers via the Conjugate Addition of Functionalized Monoorganozinc Bromides
Published on: May 26, 2019
Current progress on the chemical functionalization and supramolecular chemistry of M@C82
Yutaka Maeda1, Takahiro Tsuchiya, Xing Lu
1Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan. ymaeda@u-gakugei.ac.jp
Abstract:
Since the first discovery of fullerenes in 1985, the insertion of one or more atoms into a hollow fullerene cage has been attempted. Furthermore, synthesis and extraction of metallofullerene, La@C(n), were reported in 1991. Recent successful isolation and purification of metallofullerenes have facilitated the investigation of their chemical properties. This mini-review presents a summary of the recent progress of chemical functionalization and supramolecular chemistry of M@C(82). Selective functionalization and successful structural analysis of derivatives have revealed their chemical features arising from endohedral metal doping.
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