A mechanistic study of manganese( iii ) acetate-mediated phosphonyl group additions to [60]- and [70]-fullerenes: the oxidative-ion-transfer mechanism vs. free radical addition

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The phosphonylation of fullerenes with HP(O)(OAlk) 2 and Mn(OAc) 3 ·2H 2 O occurs via the oxidative-ion-transfer mechanism involving the intermediate Mn(OAc) 2 P(O)(OAlk) 2 rather than by the free radical process.