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To review the reaction chemistry, derivatization mechanisms, and regiochemical principles governing exohedral addition reactions to buckminsterfullerene (C60).

August 1, 1995Synthesis

Addition Reactions of Buckminsterfullerene (C60)

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AHAndreas HirschKarlsruhe Institute of Technology

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Chemical review reveals diverse addition pathways for buckminsterfullerene, indicating that cage strain governs high reactivity and regioselective functionalization.

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To review the reaction chemistry, derivatization mechanisms, and regiochemical principles governing exohedral addition reactions to buckminsterfullerene (C60).
Evaluated findings from the initial five years of fullerene chemistry literature regarding exohedral chemical modifications of C60.
Classified additions across nucleophilic, radical, cycloaddition, hydrogenation, transition metal complexation, oxygenation, and halogenation reaction types.
Exohedral addition reactions constitute the primary synthetic route for the chemical functionalization and derivatization of the C60 carbon cage.
The pronounced chemical reactivity and observed regioselectivity of addition reactions are fundamentally driven by the structural strain of the spherical carbon lattice.

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Andreas Hirsch (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a99ef30e5c4a55c19c3e725 https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1995-4046

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Chemical review reveals diverse addition pathways for buckminsterfullerene, indicating that cage strain governs high reactivity and regioselective functionalization.

Addition Reactions of Buckminsterfullerene (C60)

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Addition Reactions of Buckminsterfullerene (C60)

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