Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2024,20, 272–279, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.28
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Keywords: cycloadditions; DFT calculations; [70]fullerene; open-cagefullerenes; rhodium; Introduction
The discovery of C60 (buckminsterfullerene) in 1985 [1] initiated the search for possible technological applications of fullerenes. Nowadays, applications for these carbon-based molecules have
open-cage C60 derivatives have been reported. These open-cagefullerenes can act as molecular containers. Of special interest is the procedure called molecular surgery designed by Murata et al. [22][23][24][25] in which a hole in the fullerene is opened, an atom or small molecule is introduced and then
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1:
Rhodium(I)-catalyzed cycloaddition of C60 with diynes to afford bis(fulleroid) derivatives [33].