Issue 86, 2014

An optimised scalable synthesis of H2O@C60 and a new synthesis of H2@C60

Abstract

New high-yielding synthetic routes to the small-molecule endofullerenes H2O@C60, D2O@C60 and H2@C60 are described. The use of high temperatures and pressures for the endohedral molecule incorporation are avoided. A new partial closure step using PPh3, and final suturing using a novel Diels–Alder/retro-Diels–Alder sequence are amongst the advances reported.

Graphical abstract: An optimised scalable synthesis of H2O@C60 and a new synthesis of H2@C60

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Aug 2014
Accepted
09 Sep 2014
First published
09 Sep 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 13037-13040

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An optimised scalable synthesis of H2O@C60 and a new synthesis of H2@C60

A. Krachmalnicoff, M. H. Levitt and R. J. Whitby, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 13037 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC06198E

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