The Synthesis of 10-[Spiro[6,6]C60]-Anthrone: A Microscale Reaction of Fullerene

John Almy , Antonio Herrera , Nazario Martín and Carlos Seoane
Departamento de Quimica Organica 1, Universidad Complutense, E-28040, Madrid, Spain
Toshiyasu Suzuki and Fred Wudl
Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73 (5), p A105
DOI: 10.1021/ed073pA105
Publication Date (Web): May 1, 1996

Abstract

The microscale 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of Fullerene-C60 with 10-diazoanthrone leading to the methanofullerene adduct is described. The synthesis of the monoadduct and flash chromatography separation of the formed bisadducts was set up for two three hour laboratory periods.

Keywords (Domain):

Laboratory Instruction

Keywords (Feature):

The Microscale Laboratory

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Synthesis

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