Silylmethylations of C60 with Grignard Reagents: Selective Synthesis of HC60CH2SiMe2Y and C60(CH2SiMe2Y)2 with Selection of Solvents

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00085a007

Addition reactions of Me2SiYCH2MgCl (1) to C60 provided two products, HC60CH2SiYMe2 (2) and 2C60 (3) (Y = Me, H, CH=CH2, Ph, O-iPr).Selective preparation of either 2 or 3 was accomplished by selection of the solvent; 2 was formed in THF, wherea