Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 27, 2026

Preparation of a Corannulene-functionalized Hexahelicene by CopperI-catalyzed Alkyne-azide Cycloaddition of Nonplanar Polyaromatic Units
Published on: September 18, 2016
Functionalization of [C60]-Fullerene: A Recent Update
Geoffrey Bellson Daniel1, Kiruthika Nachimuthu1, Jothi Lakshmi Nallasivam1
1Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli, 620 015, Tamilnadu.
Abstract:
Functionalization of fullerene has garnered great attention owing to its unique structural, electronic, and photophysical properties. The distinctive properties of fullerene derivatives make them a multifaceted candidate for application in photochemical, biological, nanomaterial, and photophysical studies. The radical scavenging properties of fullerene owe them an important role in reactive oxygen species (ROS) capturing applications. The organic photovoltaic cells are fabricated utilizing functionalized fullerenes due to its electron-accepting properties. The increased prominence of functionalization led to different innovative methodologies to bloom. The present review focuses on various synthetic strategies were adopted for [C60]-annulation reactions to accomplish carbo- and heterocycles fused fullerenes from early 2014 to till date.
Related Concept Videos
Stability of Substituted Cyclohexanes
The two chair conformations of cyclohexanes undergo rapid interconversion at room temperature. Both forms have identical energies and stabilities, each comprising equal amounts of the equilibrium mixture. Replacing a hydrogen atom with a functional group makes the two conformations energetically non-equivalent.
For example, in...
Carbocations
π Molecular Orbitals of 1,3-Butadiene
The simplest conjugated diene is 1,3-butadiene: a four-carbon system where each carbon is sp2-hybridized and has an unhybridized p orbital that contains an unpaired electron. According to molecular orbital theory, atomic orbitals combine to form molecular orbitals such that the number...
Cyclohexenones via Michael Addition and Aldol Condensation: The Robinson Annulation
Cycloaddition Reactions: MO Requirements for Thermal Activation
Cycloaddition Reactions: MO Requirements for Photochemical Activation

