NaOH-catalyzed dimerization of monofunctionalized hydrofullerenes: Transition-metal-free, general, and efficient synthesis of single-bonded [60]fullerene dimers

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ol301435m

Unprecedented, transition-metal-free NaOH-catalyzed homo- and cross-dimerizations of monofunctionalized hydrofullerenes are reported. Various single-bonded fullerene dimers were synthesized under mild reaction conditions with remarkably high yields. The u