TEMPO-Mediated Synthesis of Tetrahydropyridinofullerenes: Reaction of [60]Fullerene with α-Methyl-Substituted Arylmethanamines and Aldehydes in the Presence of 4-Dimethylaminopyridine

J Org Chem. 2018 Jan 5;83(1):85-95. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02378. Epub 2017 Dec 21.

Abstract

A series of scarce tetrahydropyridinofullerenes were synthesized by the metal-free-mediated reaction of [60]fullerene with cheap and easily available α-methyl-substituted arylmethanamines and aldehydes in the presence of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) in moderate to good yields comparable to the previously reported data for most monoadducts. The in situ generation of azadienes played a crucial role in the successful synthesis of tetrahydropyridinofullerenes. A plausible reaction mechanism was proposed to elucidate the reaction process.

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