Synthesis, X-ray structure, and properties of the singly bonded C60 dimer having diethoxyphosphorylmethyl groups utilizing the chemistry of C60(2-)

Fuyong Cheng; Yasujiro Murata; Koichi Komatsu

doi:10.1021/ol026281s

Synthesis, X-ray structure, and properties of the singly bonded C60 dimer having diethoxyphosphorylmethyl groups utilizing the chemistry of C60(2-)

Org Lett. 2002 Jul 25;4(15):2541-4. doi: 10.1021/ol026281s.

Authors

Fuyong Cheng¹, Yasujiro Murata, Koichi Komatsu

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.

PMID: 12123371
DOI: 10.1021/ol026281s

Abstract

[reaction: see text] A singly bonded C60 dimer having a diethoxyphosphorylmethyl group on each C60 cage was obtained by the reaction of C60(2-) dianion with diethyl iodomethylphosphonate followed by the treatment with iodine. The precise structure of the dimer was determined for the first time by X-ray crystallography, and its homolytic dissociation as well as spectroscopic and electrochemical properties were clarified.